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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
The fact that people DON'T do what they should do to best punish a business they hate has no bearing on how obvious or effective it might be. It only shows that by and large, customers are exactly as self-serving as the corporations they despise for being the same. THAT playing field is perfectly level.
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Yes, but I don't see what that has to do with the FTC lawsuit? Also, it can be difficult to fight a company that has a monopoly or near monopoly. People didn't owe their soul to the company store because it was their preferred place of business.
Maybe I misunderstood your post #20, but I thought you were saying that lack of droves of customers abandoning Amazon was some sort of proof that the lawsuit was an automatic nothing burger. If that is your point, I'm saying it ain't necessarily so.
Amazon and Walmart have run many smaller stores out of business, so that like it or not if you want that item, you will buy from Amazon. I don't know about you, but my local Adam & Eve doesn't stock a
55 gallon barrel of lube. For that essential product, I have to go to Amazon and run the gauntlet to avoid the looming Prime subscription
