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		8note on July 23, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Amazon met with startups about investing, then lau... Is that comparable to the owner of a mall watching who goes in and out of which shops to decide what stores to add to the mall?

Ijumfs on July 23, 2020 [–]

Isn't it more like the mall owner opening a clone of your store right next to yours while charging themselves no rent in order to gain an advantage, all the while promoting their own store they opened to steal your business on the ad boards situated around the mall?

Tinyyy on July 23, 2020 | [–]

Is that illegal?

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