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Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by bonzini on Sunday May 30, 2021 @01:37PM (#27334940)
You could argue that it's good for the customer, in that the customer won't see offers that are less convenient than what is available elsewhere. In practice sellers will just update prices on the other markets.
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Re:Amazon Prime inflates prices, using the false promise of ... by smitty1e on Sunday May 30, 2021 @01:42PM (#27334970)
Perhaps in the short term.

But the capitalist notion of buyer/seller/market, with government as referee, gets wobbly when a seller buys the market.

It's almost as though Amazon behaves with impunity toward the market, having already purchased the referee.

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