On: Amazon's German Workers Strike

[sliverstorm]

Either definition works. You can take advantage of (exploit) someone at their expense, or your can take advantage of (leverage) their capabilities to mutual gain.

Frank took advantage of Amazon's 2-day shipping to do his last-minute Christmas shopping

[rayiner → sliverstorm]

Yes, but when someone says "Bob took advantage of Amanda" they likely do not meant Bob leveraged Amanda's capabilities to mutual gain.