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Fullduplexxx

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1. About time

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Thu Jul 27, 2023, 07:56 AM

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Amazon to be broken up? FTC's Lina Khan to reportedly file landmark antitrust lawsuit [View all] BeckyDem Jul 2023 OP

About time Fullduplexxx Jul 2023 #1

imposing rules that require third-party retailers to offer their lowest prices exclusively on Amazon jimfields33 Jul 2023 #13

Yea everyone should just be forced to make stuff you want for free Fullduplexxx Jul 2023 #22

No one is forcing that at all SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2023 #26

I wouldn't complain jimfields33 Jul 2023 #27

Yea, stand that sucker up and knock it down! Towlie Jul 2023 #28

Agreed Zeitghost Jul 2023 #37

So did Walmart A HERETIC I AM Jul 2023 #44

That's a public policy decision/problem Zeitghost Jul 2023 #46

Amazon and Walmart are using their market power to destroy the working class A HERETIC I AM Jul 2023 #50

We don't have buggy whip makers anymore Zeitghost Jul 2023 #52

Finally. Autumn Jul 2023 #2

good news, hope this happens Celerity Jul 2023 #3

Bust the Trust. multigraincracker Jul 2023 #4

Not sure how I feel about that. Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #5

Breaking up a monopoly does not eliminate the service. Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #6

Nah, it just means I need to go to 4 or five different places.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #8

No it doesn't. Scrivener7 Jul 2023 #9

Correct. Celerity Jul 2023 #12

Agreed snowybirdie Jul 2023 #7

Exactly. sarcasmo Jul 2023 #10

You don't need Amazon to do any of that. Amazon continuously tries to gaslight and convince people Celerity Jul 2023 #11

They are the best game in town. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #14

False dilemma. They need to be broken up. I'm sure that people will be just fine without their Celerity Jul 2023 #17

I guess we can agree to disagree. jimfields33 Jul 2023 #18

But there is no one else comparable snowybirdie Jul 2023 #19

The American consumer market is extraordinarily adaptive. It not only will never be dependent on Celerity Jul 2023 #20

What are the alternatives? Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #29

Another false dilemma. There are hundreds of thousands (millions?) of e-commerce sites. I am sure Celerity Jul 2023 #30

You TOTALLY are missing the point. Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #31

No I am not. I am anti monopolistic, anti negative systemic manipulation, & anti regulatory capture. Celerity Jul 2023 #38

And yet Zeitghost Jul 2023 #41

Amazon is most definitely a market controlling/influencing force, a malevolent one at the end of the Celerity Jul 2023 #43

The savings on gas Retrograde Jul 2023 #39

One possibility would be separating Amazon prime video BannonsLiver Jul 2023 #23

Not sure why that is really an issue.... Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #32

Well if you pay for prime and get prime video as part of the INCLUDED COST in the bundle BannonsLiver Jul 2023 #48

Amazon's done a bang-up job convincing a lot of people they're the only game in town. Torchlight Jul 2023 #15

Exactly, and she is awesome. n/t BeckyDem Jul 2023 #16

Is there another game in town? Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #33

If there's no real competition w/ Amazon as you imply, then Ms. Khan's reponse seems relevant Torchlight Jul 2023 #34

Can you point stupid ole me in the right direction? Happy Hoosier Jul 2023 #35

I tend to give greater weight of concern to anti-competitive practices than Torchlight Jul 2023 #36

That's interesting SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2023 #47

As Long As Microsoft Lives RobinA Jul 2023 #21

And inthewind21 Jul 2023 #51

That sucks n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2023 #24

Whatever happens, Jeff Bezos will continue to make money FakeNoose Jul 2023 #25

I haven't bought anything on Amazon in ages. LiberalFighter Jul 2023 #40

Amazon NowISeetheLight Jul 2023 #42

Meh. Elessar Zappa Jul 2023 #45

Prime allows for me to spend less time in public around irritating people BannonsLiver Jul 2023 #49