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Why would it diminish the recommendation? Why shouldn't he get a cut from a product he referred to someone? Why should amazon collect all the referral fee for

Why would it diminish the recommendation? Why shouldn't he get a cut from a product he referred to someone? Why should amazon collect all the referral fee for themselves, a fee that's charged either way on any seller, without cutting a slice for someone who actually referred to?

encom 6y ago
>Why would it diminish the recommendation? Because they're getting paid to recommend it, which is inherently dishonest. That should be obvious. And why link to Amazon at all? Link to the manufacturer instead: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x1/X1-Extreme-Gen-2/p/22TP2TXX1E2 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x1/X1...
- thomaslord 6y ago
  To be fair, they're getting paid to recommend buying it through Amazon. Sure there might be an incentive to link a higher-priced laptop to get a larger commission, but in terms of Lenovo-vs-some-other-brand I don't see any incentive for bias.
- libertine 6y ago
  No it's not dishonest, he did a pretty simple comment. It's his recommendation, it doesn't say he is working for Lenovo, or Amazon. If he can be paid to generate money for Amazon and Lenovo, because he recommended someone to a product on a specific platform, why shouldn't he collect it? If it was a Lenovo shill that linked to Lenovo shop then that would be fine, because it didn't have a referral link?
  - encom 6y ago
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    - libertine 6y ago
      I'm already a customer of Digital Ocean. Also I didn't ask for any recommendation, so what you did there is pretty much spam.
      - encom 6y ago
        I don't know if you have a web app or not, or to what extent is has been assed, but regardless of where on the scale from zero to fully assed your app is, you can feel secure that it will be competently hosted by Digital Ocean™.
randompwd 6y ago
If he linked to an expensive product without a ref, i have zero doubt it's an honest recommendation. Linking to a product worth nearly 2 grand (where he gets a 5%? cut - ~$100 per purchase), then is it an honest recommendation or an easy money grab?

encom 6y ago

>Why would it diminish the recommendation? Because they're getting paid to recommend it, which is inherently dishonest. That should be obvious. And why link to Amazon at all? Link to the manufacturer instead: https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x1/X1-Extreme-Gen-2/p/22TP2TXX1E2 https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-x1/X1...

thomaslord 6y ago
To be fair, they're getting paid to recommend buying it through Amazon. Sure there might be an incentive to link a higher-priced laptop to get a larger commission, but in terms of Lenovo-vs-some-other-brand I don't see any incentive for bias.
libertine 6y ago
No it's not dishonest, he did a pretty simple comment. It's his recommendation, it doesn't say he is working for Lenovo, or Amazon. If he can be paid to generate money for Amazon and Lenovo, because he recommended someone to a product on a specific platform, why shouldn't he collect it? If it was a Lenovo shill that linked to Lenovo shop then that would be fine, because it didn't have a referral link?
- encom 6y ago
  Are you looking for a cloud provider? I can think of no better provider than Digital Ocean™. Get your half-assed web app up and running in minutes with Digital Ocean™, using this easy to remember URL. https://m.do.co/c/79e624bd349b https://m.do.co/c/79e624bd349b Of all the providers I've tried, Digital Ocean™ is definitely the okayest.
  - libertine 6y ago
    I'm already a customer of Digital Ocean. Also I didn't ask for any recommendation, so what you did there is pretty much spam.
    - encom 6y ago
      I don't know if you have a web app or not, or to what extent is has been assed, but regardless of where on the scale from zero to fully assed your app is, you can feel secure that it will be competently hosted by Digital Ocean™.

randompwd 6y ago

If he linked to an expensive product without a ref, i have zero doubt it's an honest recommendation. Linking to a product worth nearly 2 grand (where he gets a 5%? cut - ~$100 per purchase), then is it an honest recommendation or an easy money grab?