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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by simonw on Wednesday July 24, 2024 @02:54PM (#41060494)
> I always want to see a page with the product details and price before I click "buy".

Especially given the bonfire of trust that is Amazon "sponsored results". Any time I search for anything on Amazon these days I have to spend a bunch of extra time scrolling around trying to figure which of the search results is genuinely a good deal as opposed to one that's paid for placement.

Given that, why would I ever trust something like an Alexa to select a good deal for me?

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Re:Alexa Is in Households–and Amazon Is Losing Billions by walthamstow on Thursday July 25, 2024 @02:25AM (#41065321)
Ublock Origin disables all the sponsored stuff and shows your more organic search results. I only see sponsored when I use the Amazon app on my phone.
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