Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products, making Amazon richer by Raglan in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Raglan@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

It all started careening downhill when they swapped to whatever marketplace crap is in place now. OG amazon was a revelation back in the day.

Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products, making Amazon richer by Raglan in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Raglan@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

I cancelled prime a while back and I've been mostly trying to order direct from manufacturers when possible. Costs more but I figure that's the price of not contributing to a known bad actor in some small way.

Thanks for the summary. I'll keep in in mind if I can't find a more direct route.

Amazon BUSTED for Widespread Scheme to Inflate Prices Across the Economy— Amazon, its vendors, and competing retailers are price fixing, hiking up prices for consumer products, making Amazon richer by Raglan in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Raglan@piefed.social 21 points 1 day ago

how far the mighty have fallen to be compared unfavorably to aliexpress. sheesh.

Satya Nadella insists people are using Microsoft’s Copilot AI a lot by Raglan in c/technology@lemmy.world
[-] Raglan@piefed.social 10 points 3 weeks ago

image you can turn off ai and block ai content in ddg settings.

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