This reminds me of how textbook publishers would be beholden to the Texas school board because they were the largest single customer in the USA. If they didn't like something, it was taken out of the textbook.
Large corporations prefer to deal with large customers, so even if the largest customer is less than half the market they often end up controlling the entire market. That's why the big retailers all seem to carry the same 'lowest common denominator' goods.
Buy from people who different - support the little guys!
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This reminds me of how textbook publishers would be beholden to the Texas school board because they were the largest single customer in the USA. If they didn't like something, it was taken out of the textbook. Large corporations prefer to deal with large customers, so even if the largest customer is less than half the market they often end up controlling the entire market. That's why the big retailers all seem to carry the same 'lowest common denominator' goods. Buy from people who different - support the little guys!