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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.
To blithely say that someone will come in and battle Amazon once Amazon has a monopoly is to ignore the realities of business creation. The only way any competitor would have a chance at survival would be if the Department of Justice brought Amazon to its knees as it did with Microsoft and IBM.
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I agree with you as far as pbooks go but not ebooks.