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Reasons not to buy from Amazon

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Re: Reasons not to buy from Amazon

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Post by butwhy »

That whole thing about the tor keyboard intercept by nsa was never proven afaik. The common conclusion is that they wouldn't be so stupid as to let the customer tracking show the keyboard passing through them so they can bug it.

And as for Amazon reducing the price of books from publishers, this quantitatively has shown they will sell more and make more money despite the lower price tag.

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Post by strictnein »

[deleted] wrote: post #5
strictnein wrote: post #4

Amazon is charging sales tax in more and more states as they expand their services. They're currently collecting sales taxes in 24 states [0]. http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=4...

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Not quite sure what your point is. I was referring to one of Stallman's points which was basically that they are "dodging taxes" in the US. They're not and are increasingly collecting sales taxes as they are opening facilities in more and more states as they expand their offerings, just as the law dictates.

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Post by angersock »

basseq wrote: post #2

Stallman raises some interesting points, but calling the Kindle a "Swindle" doesn't make for a very rational argument.

s/Swindle/Kindle/g

and you're back. Just because somebody picks abrasive plays-on-words doesn't make their rhetoric any less rational. Unpalatable and annoying, yes, but that's got nothing to do with the argument structure and statements themselves.

Re: Reasons not to buy from Amazon

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Post by Zikes »

I'm finding there are a growing number of very good reasons to never buy anything from anybody. Some companies I boycott myself, for some of those reasons, but I can't fault anybody on their choices of whether or not to participate in any boycotts.

Edit: That said, I think posts like these are necessary so that consumers can make the sort of informed decisions they need to make regarding whom they purchase from.

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