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		adamch on April 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon to suspend delivery service that competes w... This makes sense. My guess is that Amazon was lower prices by taking a loss on this service, trying to scale it up. They definitely have the cash necessary to sustain losses until they can drive down competition!

p1necone on April 8, 2020 [–]

Isn't this (operating at a loss until you steal enough market share from competitors to beat them) illegal?

annoyingnoob on April 8, 2020 | | [–]

Not with the magic of Hollywood style accounting.

kenhwang on April 8, 2020 | | [–]

Only if you succeed in becoming a monopoly. Otherwise it's just how capitalism is supposed to work.

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