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Originally Posted by kennyc
ZDnet is pretty much calling Amazon a monopoly in this piece on the new reader:
"With Kindle Oasis, Amazon's Apple moment arrives
Amazon achieves near-monopolistic market control, apex agility in terms of supply chain, and sustained consumer zealotry for its devices. A lot like Apple....."
http://www.zdnet.com/article/with-ki...oment-arrives/
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That's just one mans opinion.
Also, I think the next two sentences moderate the two sentences you quoted above.
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...has with its iPhone and iPads.
Its customers love them and keep coming back to buy new ones, again and again.
Part of this is due to the company's fantastic customer-first focus and its Prime program which brings more and more added benefits every year that leverages Amazon's many online services, and the excellent industrial design of the Kindles themselves.
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The article is interesting and well-thought out. I'd encourage everyone to read it.