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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by kibwen on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:05AM (#37764494)
I don't even know where to begin with this comment. Do you know what anticompetitive behavior is? Do you know how markets are supposed to work? Amazon is leveraging their position in the market to unfairly disadvantage their competitors, thereby distorting the market, decreasing its efficiency, and increasing end prices for consumers everywhere. Market-distorting behavior like this is why antitrust regulation is necessary to keep markets functioning efficiently.
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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:11AM (#37764564)
Everything you're stating is false. Amazon is trying to do right by its customers, and they are not obligated to let sellers not give their customers the best price available. Sellers are not obligated to sell on Amazon.

Your conclusion that this increases end pries for consumers has nothing to do with Amazon, but the sellers themselves.

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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by ToValueFunfetti on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:25AM (#37764767)
Amazon was already told not to do this for anti-trust reasons, and they promised to oblige. Unless the government, Amazon, and the general public are all incorrect about what constitutes monopolistic behavior, you are. The idea that Amazon is openly defying pro-consumer laws to do right by its customers is absurd.
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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by passwordoops on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:18AM (#37764686)
They are either a paid shill, a troll, or member of the US Chamber of Commerce. Whatever the car, arguments won't matter with this type
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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:20AM (#37764705)
Yes, anyone who disagrees with you is a shill, lol.
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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by ziml77 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:18AM (#37765573)
Not unreasonable to think you're getting paid to post comments when you have so many of them in this thread.
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Re:The FTC Sues to Break Up Amazon over an Economy-Wide “Hid... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @10:44AM (#37765930)
Yes, anyone who posts a lot must be getting paid for them.
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