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Amazon's Monopoly of the tech industry is ruining the US economy (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by Buttflapper@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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I wanted to get printer photo paper for my printer, a Canon. I went to Walmart, They had nothing. Went to Target, they had one pack of photo paper and it was crazy expensive, so I went to micro center. That one was just as expensive. So finally I went back to Amazon, which I was trying to avoid, and saw the price 25 to 40% lower than anywhere I had been. Literally everything that I was looking for, I could find within seconds. Not even Best buy has even close to the amount of inventory or variety, even when you're shopping online....

Therefore, I think Amazon has a literal monopoly in the tech industry right now, you're literally forced to buy from them, because unless you have the money and financial fortitude to protest with your wallet, you're going to be buying from them. There's no other choice. They have so aggressively and dominantly taken over the supply chain market that no other tech company can currently compete with them in any aspect at all. You will be paying 40 to 50% more on everything by cutting out Amazon, and no one has the money for that anymore unless you're upper middle class or above

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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 28 points 3 months ago (1 children)

No, but I enjoyed your retelling.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

You should watch news bloopers on youtube. There's so many classics.

"........I so pale......." *You're on!" Immediately goes into news reporter mode as her cohost giggles

Also, a woman talking to the weatherman: "How bout that 69, huh? I know you're excited about the no rain, but how bout that 69???" Rest of the news crew stonewalls.

Or the woman doing an on-location report about a guy who grills hamburgers for his resteraunt.

"Now, can I try one of these?"

"Absolutely. I would LOVE to see my meat in your mouth!

"NOT THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD THAT!!!"

There was the cohost who was in a grape smashing competition to make wine, and she yelled "WAIT!!!" and then started stomping extra fast herself. Basically cheating. And then she slipped and fell face first off an 8 foot drop right onto her face. And she starts groaning in pain.