Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?

Re:Why does Amazon have no Western rivals? by watwut on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:04AM (#48176345)

USA tends to create monopolies and oligopolies. There is something structural ans systematic about it. Too many industries ends up being ruled by one or two companies.

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Re:Why does Amazon have no Western rivals? by KetoManx64 on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:20AM (#48176420)

Regulatory capture + tax breaks + Government contracts.

Hard for a new player to compete when Amazon is getting hundreds of millions from government contracts funded by our tax dollars

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Re:Why does Amazon have no Western rivals? by laughing_man on Monday May 18, 2026 @04:08AM (#48176706)

Some businesses have powerful economies of scale. You're going to get a monopoly in a business like that unless you take affirmative steps to prevent it.

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Re:Why does Amazon have no Western rivals? by watchful_moose on Monday May 18, 2026 @03:44AM (#48176588)

Suspect there's a cultural aspect as well. As in, US is more of a monoculture (particulary, consumption-wise), than many other countries.

Oh and advertising being widespread and effective means there's more of a winner-take-all dynamic.

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