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by res0nat0r 3719 days ago
It's not sleazy, it's smart business. Amazon doesn't sell guns either, and they technically could probably do so if they setup the proper infrastructure and background checks and whatever else to do so.

Just because they are Wal-Mart of the online world doesn't mean they must sell everything everyone wants.

The devices they don't sell are in a heavily contested field, no wonder they don't carry them, that's smart business. It's a bit silly to get self-righteous about it otherwise.

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They do sell streaming devices, though. They just don't sell the ones made by their competitors. Using their position as #1 online retailer to bolster their position as a streaming service is more than just smart business.

It's life if Microsoft had used its market position with Windows to push IE.