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Originally Posted by EowynCarter
I'm just scared of what they could do. I don't want an e-reading world, with only one reader, and only one shop... That would sucks !
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Very good point!
Whenever I use the word
monopoly in reference to Amazon, someone always pipes up and asks,
What Monopoly? But the threat is real. And they wouldn't even have to have 100% of the market--if they captured a significant fraction of the ebook market, it will be very hard for anyone to manufacture a competing product.
Sometimes I feel like only I and a few die-hards understand the immense value of a free market with real choice. For instance, it astounds me how few people see any problem at all with Microsoft Windows owning such a large share of the desktop market.