I agree that it is mostly FUD. I have no hard data on Amazons intentions. Nevertheless - monopols are among the worst things that can happen. I don't know many monopolists that played fair - or even cared about their customers.
And Amazon is not among the companys winning prices for nice behaviour. Look at their behaviour against e.g. publishers. Or even at their approach to e-books - making a new format though they own Mobipocket. It tells you something, it really does.
Thus I would absolutely not like Amazon gaining any monopol (or even a too dominant position) on the e-book market.
Better formulated?
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Originally Posted by Walk Broad
I agree BOb but this kind of thinking is rampant against any big coporation. Everyone has the same knee-jerk reaction (including me at times)
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Well ... perhaps, only perhaps, there is some reason behind this automatic reaction .. Perhaps one learned from experience?
I really cannot remember any monopol that had a beneficial outcome (excluding the company itself). Monopols on anything leed to higher prices, less service and a slower development. If you dont believe me, have a look at existing or historical monopols.
And no, I am not a communist.
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Originally Posted by Walk Broad
But, publishers are simply following the same path the music industry followed. They learned that electronic distribution wasn't the end of their industry, merely an evolution.
The Publishing industry will learn the same thing but probably not after much "wailing and gnashing of teeth".
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I hope - but I seriously doubt - that they will learn a bit faster. But I fear they give to much about the media industries ranting and are even more unwilling to learn ...