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by Retr0id 20 days ago
As long as real customers are buying stuff, what incentive does Amazon have to question the source?
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advisedwang 20 days ago
Because they are forking over some of their revenue to affiliates. If there is no affiliate, Amazon keeps that money for itself. Paying the affiliate only makes sense if it's driving purchases that wouldn't have happened otherwise.
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wat10000 20 days ago
If they're paying out on purchases that otherwise would have been organic, they're losing money.
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