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by cat199 2459 days ago
> they can do things that others can't.

when they start to be so influential and market shaping that the 'things they can do that others cant' threatens to be 'sell products effectively enough to survive independently' or 'compete in this space at all, even with massive backing' then no, this is not what we want.

granted, I don't think amazon is there yet, but they are certainly making impact.