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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by wolvoleo on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:44PM (#46521479)
It does also happen that people get stuff to review and have to send it back of course.
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by yibg on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @11:31PM (#46522574)
So the company that can afford to send the most stuff to the most reviewers win?
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Re:Vienam Bans Unskippable Ads, Requires Skip Button to Appe... by tpmoney on Tuesday January 06, 2026 @08:56PM (#46521569)
Sure, but that’s still not free. The company is spending time, money and resources on soliciting the reviews, sending units out, receiving units back and then scrapping or selling those units as refurbs/open box. They’re not spending that money unless they think it’s going to drive sales / awareness. It’s still advertising.
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