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.
Cassidy James Blaede
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Cassidy James Blaede
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.
Cassidy James Blaede
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.