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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by diebeforei485 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @09:05PM (#22963538)
> If you see a product on a Safeway shelf, the company that makes that product already got paid--by Safeway.

This is not necessarily true. It's typical to not be paid for anywhere between 30 and 90 days. Additionally, some deals are more complex and depend on actual purchase volume.

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Re:Amazon scooped up data from its own sellers to launch com... by ben0x539 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @11:56PM (#22964469)
I think getting paid and getting a fairly solid commitment to be paid at some point in the future are equivalent for this argument.
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