http://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-wont-sell-nest-products-from-google-2018-3?op=1
It may not be illegal, but I certainly consider this move by Amazon to be anti-competitive. In the last 6 months I have increased my purchases from Best Buy and decreased my purchases from Amazon. If stores like Best Buy go out of business Amazon is bound to make even more moves like this one.
Bats
<blockquote><a href="#250201"><em>In reply to jimchamplin:</em></a></blockquote><p>LOL…that's true.</p><p><br></p><p>That's because they are the only one of it's kind. There is no other "store" that services their consumer way Amazon does. </p>
Bats
<blockquote><a href="#250203"><em>In reply to ChristopherCollins:</em></a></blockquote><p>How does this harm consumers? Like what "jimchamplin" says, you don't really save anything. They evem collect sales tax and stuff. The only reason why Amazon is as big or as popular as they are, is because there is no other company that sells goods and services the way they do. </p><p><br></p><p>I think people are getting confused between this whole monopoly/competition thing. </p>
Bats
<p>No. I don't think it's anti-competitive at all. Amazon isn't a PLATFORM. That would be like Walmart refusing to sell Target branded goods. It's totally and completely within their rights. Plus there are many MANY ways to buy Nest products. I bought my Nest thermostat (3rd gen) 40% cheaper from a non-Amazon store. </p><p><br></p><p>My point is this, they can do whatever they want. That articles talks about the war between Amazon and Google. We WANT that WAR. Any kind of WAR between two commercial companies is nothing but AWESOME for consumers. Amazon choosing to not sell Nest means absolutely nothing. </p><p><br></p>