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Re: Will Amazon destroy the e-commerce business for SMEs?
by
ProperFerret
on 19/11/2018, 21:27:40 UTC
You do realize that Amazon doesn't pay as much taxes as those small businesses? Isn't that an impediment for those entrepreneurs to improve?

I want to point out though, that this could be addressed with policies/laws/regulations. I believe that while the current big players like Amazon and Alibaba may be bad news due to how they operate, small businesses also benefit from having a "town centre" or a meetpoint where they can showcase how their products/services can be better than everyone else. i.e Such a platform is needed by SME.

I am digressing from the topic of this thread (OP was asking specifically about Amazon, after all), but I am optimistic of a good/beneficial alternative to Amazon. Maybe I am too naive, but hey, that's just most of the people believing in blockchain and the ideals of cryptocurrency  Cheesy

Optimistic about a beneficial alternative to Amazon? Well, you might want to stay here on earth and realize that monopolies exist because of human selfishness. For instance, see how the Tech world is being taken over by Google and Facebook, the latter which has been involved in countless privacy breach scandals.

Still feeling optimistic?