Quote:
Originally Posted by Elsi
Why pick on Amazon? It appears that the problem is with the telephone carriers.
|
Well, isn't that making an unwarranted assumption? We don't really know why terms couldn't be reached. If I had to choose between baddies, I'd choose Amazon as being the stumbling block. I would assume Amazon tried to steamroll the telecoms like it tries to steamroll publishers; I wouldn't expect it to change tactics just because the opposition is now a telecom in Germany.
However, it would be unfair to Amazon to assume it is the evil partner in this battle; similarly, without more detailed information on the negotiations, it is unfair to assume that the evildoers are the telecoms.
Note that in the U.S. Amazon cut a deal with the weakest of the national telecoms, not with the strongest or the ones who have a greater coverage area. Doesn't lead me to believe that Amazon didn't use hardball tactics with the U.S. telecoms and had to settle for Sprint.