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You called out decline in Google's SERP quality, but not issues with third-party sellers and fake reviews on Amazon?


Yeah fake reviews is a good point, but Amazon isn't primarily a product review company so i don't see it as an apples to apples existential threat like poor quality search is for Google.

Also, Amazon could easily reel in 3rd party sellers and impose quality control. It's an unused lever in their toolbox. They've decided that exchanging brand quality for higher free cash flow is a better trade off for the time being.




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