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Originally Posted by stonetools
Not if BN goes bankrupt.
You may have somehow missed this, but there is a clear and present danger of that.
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Companies go bankrupt all the time. That doesn't inherently represent a "clear and present danger" ... except for the employees and stockholders of B&N, of course. At least not a "
OMG the sky is falling!" danger. It's a risk all companies face when doing business.
You say "one less competitor keeping Amazon in check" ... I say "one more ineffectual/inefficient organization—that beat up Mom & Pop to gain industry dominance and then got fat, complacent and slow—bites the dust." Potato/potahto.
But yeah... let's go ahead and change the rules to protect/reward/support/subsidize the fat, complacent and lazy competition in the hopes that they might some day tip over and squish the evil despot with their bulk.