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Amazoned! Online Vendors Abused and Screwed Over (particl.news)

submitted 2 years ago by 0x815@feddit.de to c/technologie@feddit.de

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Amazon is known for its anti-competition practices. While they aggressively charge you for every sale you make, they also get to see all of your sales data; valuable information to have if you want to launch products. Even better if you plan on launching copycats! In more than one way, just by selling on their platform, they get you to pay them…to do their market research.

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[–] AnAngryAlpaca@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

The point the article makes is that amazon doesn't have to spend money on consumer research, product design, setting up production chains, advertising etc. All the cost YOU have to price in to be profitable, but Amazon doesn't.

It's basically product piracy, same as branded knock off clothes from a market in south east Asia...