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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by throwaway2048 on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @10:14PM (#23398975)
Except now grubhub et all basically controls their web presence through vastly superior SEO, and if they don't agree to grubhub's terms, they basically disappear off the internet.
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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by ddalex on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @05:54AM (#23401699)
Except it would cost grubhub money to run an uncooperative client, so why would they ?
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Re:People think they're calling restaurants directly but Gru... by Can_Not on Wednesday June 03, 2020 @07:36AM (#23402257)
It did cost them money to spoof an unknowing client, but they make money having a credit card form collecting fees before anyone else knows whats going on.
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