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Old 05-17-2009, 01:27 AM   #217
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There is this to be said - information is power, and by controlling or concealing information, Amazon is denying power to its competitors. Apple does the same thing. This applies to positive information as well as negative information, I think.
Yes, but I'm a big believer that transparency is better for the industry as a whole than secrecy. It's a Prisoner's Dilemma sort-of thing... if everyone plays openly, everyone benefits, but if one company doesn't, it ruins the game for everyone, particularly if they're a large company.
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