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Great piece! For reference, here’s the comment thread the first time posted: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13562968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=
by urs2102 7y ago
Great piece! For reference, here’s the comment thread the first time posted:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13562968 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13562968
- remarkEon 7y agoThat was a weird trip back in time. Really curious how people feel today, especially in the light of potential anti-trust action against Google.
- ikeboy 7y agoAmazon needs to be broken up. Marketplace should be distinct from Amazon retail. They can compete on the independent platform like anyone else.
- Nasrudith 7y agoSerious question - why are store brands okay for every other chain then? It is a popular slogan-meme but I am puzzled as to why that common practice which predates them is suddenly abusive for them aside from cynical pretexts.
- ikeboy 7y agoStores don't run marketplaces. They buy outright from their suppliers.
- mrep 7y agoIdk, but I find it especially funny because the ones Amazon basics is competing in are the silliest businesses to try and protect. Almost all of them just buy the same product from china and have the manufacturer slap their label on it. There are dozens of these "brands" whose only function is to handle the batch ordering, shipping it to amazon who then actually handles the logistics, and customer support which usually just involves trying to bribe anyone who gives a bad review into changing their rating. It's not even like Amazon bans the other brands from selling on their store. They are free to keep competing with amazon for the same exact product. It sounds like they just don't want more competition for their low value add business.