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FTC files “the big one,” a lawsuit alleging Amazon illegally maintains monopoly::FTC: Amazon "extracts enormous monopoly rents from everyone within its reach."

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[–] RememberTheApollo_ 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Pff…. Now do the banks, cable companies, health care, etc.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If they did the banks, you'd say Pff, now do Amazon. Let's value what we have and hope to build on it, rather than dismiss it as not enough.

[–] elephantium 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

banks

Not a monopoly though?

cable companies

Agreed on this one! In theory, there are lots of cable companies.

In practice, you actually only have one cable provider that provides service in your area.

health care

Also not a monopoly in my area.

Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to defend any of the abusive practices of any of these industries. It's just that they're not monopolies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Monopoly as used by professional economists doesn't refer to a literal 100% marketshare. It refers to distortion.

[–] uis 1 points 1 year ago

FCC burns ISP's butts