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Old 12-15-2009, 05:39 PM   #73
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Originally Posted by Mr. Goodbar View Post
It certainly seems to be an issue affecting many manufacturers. I can't help but wonder if Amazon is sucking up a very high percentage of the capacity.
Same here. I would assume that the reason Amazon hasn't had delays yet is because they built up a large stock of devices leading up to the Christmas season. That is probably what caused the shortage for newer devices that are trying to get through manufacturing now. Amazon sucked up a lot of the available screens, and now the other manufacturers can't get on the shelves to compete with them for the holiday shopping.

It sucks for consumers, but from a business perspective it's a pretty slick move on Amazon's part, if that is what really happened. A good way of limiting your competition is to use up as much of the common resources that you're all dependent on.
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