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18. The millions of sites on the internet are not competition?

Wed Feb 4, 2015, 05:17 PM

Feb 2015

Every mortar and brick store including Office Depot and Staples would differ with you.

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Staples Agrees to Buy Office Depot for About $6.3 Billion [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2015 OP

I'll miss the competition. NYC_SKP Feb 2015 #1

I miss the selection of merchandise in those old stores Auggie Feb 2015 #9

It's ironic. malthaussen Feb 2015 #13

And then there was one. That is until Amazon kills it. onehandle Feb 2015 #2

Who will Amazon sell to if no one has any income? nt HomerRamone Feb 2015 #3

Wonderful reduction in choice. mwooldri Feb 2015 #4

I thought OfficeMax already merged with Office Depot? still_one Feb 2015 #5

They did. Now Staples wants to swallow them up. PSPS Feb 2015 #6

Lol. And who said the government doesn't allow monopolies still_one Feb 2015 #8

"test the limits of antitrust regulators" PSPS Feb 2015 #7

civilization for sale olddots Feb 2015 #10

And here I thought competition was the heart of capitalism malthaussen Feb 2015 #12

The millions of sites on the internet are not competition? former9thward Feb 2015 #18

Oh, Delphinus Feb 2015 #16

So the public is unable to shop on the internet? former9thward Feb 2015 #19

not everyone cares for online shopping Skittles Feb 2015 #22

Which is why it is not a monopoly. former9thward Feb 2015 #23

I'm not even going to bother Skittles Feb 2015 #24

Thank you. former9thward Feb 2015 #25

I enjoy shopping at Office Depot..... chillfactor Feb 2015 #26