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Interestingly, you might have benefitted more from keeping quiet about this. While the original retailers are losing money through this, you aren't really affec
by neil_s 13y ago
Interestingly, you might have benefitted more from keeping quiet about this. While the original retailers are losing money through this, you aren't really affected negatively by them doing it. In fact, with this additional revenue source, they might be able to support thinner margins on their broadband charges, saving you some money. You did the morally correct thing, but perhaps at a potential personal cost.
- goldenkey 13y agoThe affiliates are getting hurt hugely though. Affiliate profits are supposed to be for helping the purchase - through marketing efficiency. The ISP is doing none of that, they are simply mafiosoing affiliate dollars through hijack. Amazon would not like this, the ISP gives exactly 0% efficiency boost to the e-commerce process, they're just a gypsie snake.
- emilv 13y agoWhy did you have to end an otherwise good answer with a racist slur?
- goldenkey 13y agoWhy have you failed to visit an abortion clinic yet? You're not fit for children. Gypsy: "An itinerant person or any person suspected of making a living from dishonest practices or theft; a member of a nomadic people, not necessarily Romani; a carny."
- ars_technician 13y ago>you aren't really affected negatively by them doing it. Even if you are fine with your ISP committing fraud, you are negatively effected by the complexity (points of failure) and latency this adds to the network.