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Economic evolution and Amazon's strategy
The government historically did not set standards for innovations like railroads, telecommunications, or the internet. Amazon's strategy, including using Prime to draw in customers with the promise of free shipping, has led to its dominance in the market, although other platforms like eBay exist. Amazon operates Prime at a loss to incentivize sign-ups with the aim of increasing overall customer spending on the platform.