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		xyzelement on Sept 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly... This rings a little hollow to me because as a consumer, wouldn't I have noticed a lack of non-amazon options? My family buys on Amazon a lot but I am well aware that I can buy any of that stuff, including at times for a lower price, elsewhere - from company website to Costco to Walmart market, via Google shopping, etc. Doesn't the existence of these infinity choices make claims of monopoly a bit farfetched? I am sure it's more complicated than this, but... is it?

Given_47 on Sept 27, 2023 [–]

> This rings a little hollow to me because as a consumer, wouldn't I have noticed a lack of non-amazon options?

You haven’t? What sorts of products do u typically browse/shop for?

xyzelement on Sept 27, 2023 | [–]

All kinds of house hold stuff, appliance parts, whatever. What would be an example of something I can only get on Amazon?

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