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		roflyear on Aug 26, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon is not going to make a bid for Electronic A... Can you explain how vertical integration is anti competitive?

InsomniacL on Aug 26, 2022 [–]

If you run a business selling hosting services for game publishers to run their games, is it not anti-competitive for a competitor of yours to buy your customers and force them to use their services instead of yours?

roflyear on Aug 31, 2022 | [–]

No. No one should be forced to use a product.

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