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Re:California sues Amazon for preventing 3rd-party sellers b... by axiolite on Friday September 16, 2022 @02:00PM (#32869765)
> I like knowing that the price I see on Amazon is the lowest price I can find the item.

Yeah, but it isn't. I suggest you at least check the price on eBay before you buy from Amazon, if not Froogle and Walmart.

Amazon's anti-competitive behavior here ONLY applies to a single seller, NOT to a manufacturer or a specific product. So while "Steve's Discount Stereo" can't sell that stereo for a lower price outside of Amazon, "Dave's Discount Stereo" certainly can.

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Re:California sues Amazon for preventing 3rd-party sellers b... by scarby2 on Friday September 16, 2022 @03:48PM (#32871120)
does this apply when both dave's discount stereo and steve's discount stereo are subsidiaries of the "Dave Steve Stereo Corporation"?

Maybe they both outsource inventory and order processing to the parent company only having distinct sales and marketing.

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