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Originally Posted by rhadin
It would be almost impossible for a new startup to compete against Amazon. The cost to build a competitive business would be beyond nearly all businesses and entrepreneurs, largely because of the infrastructure that Amazon has built. Even if it could be done, it would take years to successfully build a competitive business. During that building period, Amazon would strike back and bankrupt the newly emerging company, return to its high prices while preparing a battle plan for the next startup that seeks to challenge it.
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But it took Amazon many years of investment and loss-making to put that infrastructure in place before they started to show a profit. Should they be "brought to their knees" because they've succeeded in creating a successful business?