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		WillPostForFood on Sept 26, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: FTC sues Amazon for illegally maintaining monopoly... Conditioning sellers’ ability to obtain “Prime” eligibility for their products—a virtual necessity for doing business on Amazon—on sellers using Amazon’s costly fulfillment service Isn't Prime a fulfillment service in this context? How would a seller be Prime eligible without using Amazon fulfillment?

thomastjeffery on Sept 26, 2023 | [–]

Prime is both a fulfillment service and an exclusive marketplace category.

I do think the FTC should be more direct about prosecuting the vertical integration of Amazon's marketplace, fulfillment, and delivery services.

AlbertCory on Sept 26, 2023 | [–]

Good point. Weakening FTC's case still further.

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