And the more ethics-based question, does this make buying too impulsive, too easy?

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Snyder had cut deals with some of the business owners he was buying out that would make it easy for those owners to unload the Snyder Communication shares they received.

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Amazon noted it has long had a public policy called "Buy Once, Enjoy Everywhere, " that aims to make buying its digital content and physical goods easy on all hardware, not just its own Kindle devices.

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