Is Amazon anti-competitive? Its third-party vendors would probably say yes
DC's AG says yes, too, and that consumers pay more because vendors lose access if they complain about how an alleged monopolist squeezes them
| May 31 |
Last Wednesday, in the leadoff off to a holiday weekend when everyone was stocking up on lawn chairs, charcoal, and bug spray (I bought more bird food), Washington D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company uses its monopoly power to pressure its third-party vendors.
According to Racine’s suit, the end result i…