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by cloudkj 5823 days ago
I wrote a couple browser extensions for Amazon Gold Box: http://webslices.s3.amazonaws.com/goldbox.html (IE 8) and https://chrome.google.com/extensions/detail/abgkkmmoanpopajo... (Chrome)

I actually got the web slice accepted into the IE addons gallery (http://www.ieaddons.com) after waiting a couple months for approval. Then I made a small revision to the entry, and for some reason that made it go back into the "pending approval" queue. I sent several emails to the website support contact and got no answers. Months later, Amazon came out with their own extension. I finally got a response from a Microsoft rep after escalating with a friend, and they told me about how my extension can't be posted due to a partnership agreement. Pretty lame.