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1. November 27, 2012 06:50 AM

   Amazon sharecroppers

   The Seattle Times on the hometown giant's uneasy relationship with its merchants

   By Ryan Chittum

   The Seattle Times has another good story on Amazon, this time reporting on the hometown giant's lopsided relationship with its third-party retailers. Amazon's Marketplace is a digital consignment store that allows merchants to sell their stuff on Amazon.com in exchange for a 6 percent to 25 percent cut off the top. Sellers take the deal to get access to the...

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2. August 31, 2011 02:48 PM

   AT&T’s Hubris

   By Ryan Chittum

   The Justice Department is suing to stop AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile, which would have consolidated three-quarters of cellphone-plan market into the hands of two companies. I have to say I didn't think they had it in them. The skeptical press coverage given the deal's announcement certainly didn't hurt, nor did later coverage like stories from the Washington Post and...

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3. March 8, 2011 02:52 PM

   Deal Myopia in the WSJ and NYT on Hard Drive Merger

   By Ryan Chittum

   Here's a good example of how poorly the business press covers acquisitions that could hurt competition. The Wall Street Journal reports today that Western Digital is buying Hitachi's hard-drive business. The headline: Merger to Create PC Drive Giant PC Drive Giant, indeed. The merger will give Western Digital half of all global hard-drive unit sales. What does that mean for...

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