It's 100% predatory. I hope we will see similar cases brought against Amazon soon (if they haven't been already).
The fact that so many companies are dependent on selling on Amazon, yet Amazon also sells their own products, is ludicrous.
- AcmeShop sells 3d printers and sell on Amazon
- Amazon sees these printers are selling well
- Amazon buys/creates their own 3d printer brand
- Amazon gives their own products preferencial treatment and uses all it's data for how AcmeShop's printers are selling to undercut them in all markets
- AcmeShop goes out of business because unaware consumers buy what, on the surface, is a better deal
- With no competition Amazon increases it's prices to whatever it likes
The fact that so many companies are dependent on selling on Amazon, yet Amazon also sells their own products, is ludicrous.
- AcmeShop sells 3d printers and sell on Amazon
- Amazon sees these printers are selling well
- Amazon buys/creates their own 3d printer brand
- Amazon gives their own products preferencial treatment and uses all it's data for how AcmeShop's printers are selling to undercut them in all markets
- AcmeShop goes out of business because unaware consumers buy what, on the surface, is a better deal
- With no competition Amazon increases it's prices to whatever it likes