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It's their platform. Apple pre-installs its own apps. Every convenience and grocery store does the same thing with their store-brand products.

diego_moita 5y ago
As in: "yes, I am lying, but so does everyone else. What's the big deal?" If all you want is to be lied to or cheated then I guess it makes sense.
- kova12 5y ago
  If I was to choose between Amazon and somewhat equal third party brand, I would pick Amazon brand every time. Reviews are manipulated all the time. When I buy amazon brand, I know that product has honest reviews and a seller that backs the quality guarantee. This is not a lie, that's the fact.
  - WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
    > When I buy amazon brand, I know that product has honest reviews and a seller that backs the quality guarantee. This is not a lie, that's the fact. I accept as fact that you believe it. As recently as yesterday, I found Amazon items w/ 4.5 * rating and topped with 1 * reviews. I find insufficient reason to trust anything on Amazon by default.
    - kova12 5y ago
      By default I trust that amazon product selling on amazon website is very unlikely to be fake, which I can not trust about third-party product selling on amazon site.
      - WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
        I think the primary concern with goods from Amazon is quality. We're far, far, far more likely to buy stuff that breaks prematurely than wind up with some sort of counterfeit. Authentic broken stuff doesn't bring a lot of comfort - and it's harder to avoid crap when 4.5 * review totals are actually dominated by 1 * reviews.
        kova12 5y ago
        First off, not all Amazon branded stuff is crap. For example, its motor oil it top-notch. Batteries are quite adequate. Then, if it is Amazon branded and it's crap, you buy one and then you know to not buy this anymore. When you go over reviews, you can trust that these are genuine, not a bunch of paid shills pumping up +++++. You can make informed decision much more reliably. That's not the case with third-party products And finally: if I was a store owner and allowed other people's goods to be sold, I too would put my own goods onto a much more attractive shelf. That is not a lie. When customer buys something and it's broken, he'll come after me. That's a hassle. When these are my goods, and I know where these goods came from, I would definitely want to promote them over third-party items. Maybe these items are as good as mine, maybe not - I don't know. Yes, I'd still sell them since they bring me extra profit, but since I'm on the hook for their quality and I have no control over their quality, that's much less attractive sale for me.

diego_moita 5y ago

As in: "yes, I am lying, but so does everyone else. What's the big deal?" If all you want is to be lied to or cheated then I guess it makes sense.

kova12 5y ago
If I was to choose between Amazon and somewhat equal third party brand, I would pick Amazon brand every time. Reviews are manipulated all the time. When I buy amazon brand, I know that product has honest reviews and a seller that backs the quality guarantee. This is not a lie, that's the fact.
- WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
  > When I buy amazon brand, I know that product has honest reviews and a seller that backs the quality guarantee. This is not a lie, that's the fact. I accept as fact that you believe it. As recently as yesterday, I found Amazon items w/ 4.5 * rating and topped with 1 * reviews. I find insufficient reason to trust anything on Amazon by default.
  - kova12 5y ago
    By default I trust that amazon product selling on amazon website is very unlikely to be fake, which I can not trust about third-party product selling on amazon site.
    - WarOnPrivacy 5y ago
      I think the primary concern with goods from Amazon is quality. We're far, far, far more likely to buy stuff that breaks prematurely than wind up with some sort of counterfeit. Authentic broken stuff doesn't bring a lot of comfort - and it's harder to avoid crap when 4.5 * review totals are actually dominated by 1 * reviews.
      - kova12 5y ago
        First off, not all Amazon branded stuff is crap. For example, its motor oil it top-notch. Batteries are quite adequate. Then, if it is Amazon branded and it's crap, you buy one and then you know to not buy this anymore. When you go over reviews, you can trust that these are genuine, not a bunch of paid shills pumping up +++++. You can make informed decision much more reliably. That's not the case with third-party products And finally: if I was a store owner and allowed other people's goods to be sold, I too would put my own goods onto a much more attractive shelf. That is not a lie. When customer buys something and it's broken, he'll come after me. That's a hassle. When these are my goods, and I know where these goods came from, I would definitely want to promote them over third-party items. Maybe these items are as good as mine, maybe not - I don't know. Yes, I'd still sell them since they bring me extra profit, but since I'm on the hook for their quality and I have no control over their quality, that's much less attractive sale for me.