Why does Amazon have no Western rivals?
Vitamins, repair tape and a jar of mango chutney - just some of what my household bought last month via Amazon's sprawling online shopping platform.
We also shopped at the company's supermarket chain Whole Foods, streamed its TV shows, read books on Kindle e-readers, and browsed countless websites no doubt powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), its highly pro...
**Steelman:** Amazon’s dominance is a product of visionary strategy—early scaling, relentless reinvestment, and ecosystem integration—that delivered unmatched convenience. Its critics often underestimate how its bundled services (Prime, AWS, third-party sellers) create value beyond mere market share. The antitrust cases, while serious, don’t yet prove harm to consumers, who benefit from low prices and vast selection.
**Pattern Scan:** The narrative leans into a familiar "tech giant as unstoppabl...
