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I'm really getting tired of seeing the word "bullying" or the phrase "corporate bullying" being used in articles/opinions on Amazon vs Hachette (with regard to Amazon).
Whether or not you believe Hachette and four other publishers broke the law several years ago (and whether or not you thought they were "justified" in doing so), they got together and used their market power and leverage to force retailers into accepting agency pricing. They "bullied" their way into getting what they wanted. It's how things get done in the world of multi-national corporate negotiations.
We shouldn't get to pick and choose who gets called "bully" for using their power to make others bend to their will.
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