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yep, definitely an affiliate link. in previous posts atwood would disclose the affiliate links in the post (not sure why he didn't do so this time). amazon usua
by jcfrei 14y ago
yep, definitely an affiliate link. in previous posts atwood would disclose the affiliate links in the post (not sure why he didn't do so this time). amazon usually pays 4% on referrals (in this case 42$), so depending on the loyalty of his readership this "review" might be moderately lucrative.
- brador 14y agoAny idea why it's on the front page? Is he using bots to juice his posts?
- taude 14y agoProbably because he's a well known blogger?
- edanm 14y agoIn case anyone doesn't know, he's been one of the most popular Programmer bloggers for many years. He also started StackOverflow with Joel Spolsky (another very popular blogger). So his posts tend to be noticed.
- chollida1 14y agoWell the perfect laptop is something most developers have an interest in, why couldn't the post have made it to the front page on its own merit?
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