Gregory's ServerAmazon has bought:
• Blink cameras
• Ring home security
• Eero Wi-Fi
• iRobot Roomba
They tried to coerce Ecobee into handing over private data and when they refused, Amazon retaliated by creating a competing smart thermostat.
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Amazon also frequently gets in spats with companies and delists them (like they threatened with Ecobee) when the companies don’t bow to Amazon’s wishes; this is why you could not buy Google or Nest products on Amazon for years, but Amazon would advertise competing products. Remember, Amazon also bought their way into: • Goodreads …and a dozen other companies you’ve never heard of. Why do we let one single company own so much of the tech, content, and shopping world? |
I believe they also chatted with Mycroft home assistant in the early days, and instead of investing, launched their competing Echo/Alexa smart assistant devices.
Amazon systematically directs customers to their own products over the competition when searching Amazon Marketplace.