Cyberspace, definitely a efficient place for people to gather information— we can get what we want and when we want it and of course, where there’s convience, there’s a market for it. Yes, I’m here to Rant about Cyber-Giant Amazon.

I was just checking out some prices for this Old CD (The Prentenders) for my father. And of course, you do the normal check: Amazon.ca, CDnow.com, and HMV.com. To my realization, both CDnow, and HMV Canada, has teamed with the evil Amazon. Suddenly, 3 sources for Music has become 1. I just wonder, when is this “swallowing” of companies going to end? Like how Sears swallowed Eatons, like now Indigo swallowed Chapters, like how Amazon swallowed, HMV.com, CDnow.com, Borders.com, OfficeDepot.com, ToysRUs.com and the list goes on.

Perhaps I am a hypocrite, becuase I do, work for a quasi-monopolistic bookstore chain which has definitely impacted the independent bookstores, however, enough is enough. Sooner or later, consumer sovereignity will cease to exist, becuase the smaller companies simply cannot compete with the upper hand of the leading businesses. Our consumer choices will continue decline.

Perhaps others may see this “swallowing” as efficient, and a great way to grab the customers of the “swallowed” businesses and companies like Amazon has indeed expanded its product line, through this tactic. And perhaps, that’s just the way it is with Market economies, however, we must stop this merger-madness. Sooner or later, I’m afraid we’ll be invaded by Wal-Marts, Home Depots, and god forbid, make me, the Chapters bookseller, take online orders from Amazon.ca, ewww. If this keeps up, Chapters.ca’s fate is inevitable. I’m sure.

This is Mattism and this is rant.