"Also, I'll just add a warning that the article you linked to has the bulk of their "suggestions" linking with their affiliate code.
This means they get a commission if you sign up for any of their recommendations.
This means they have a not insignificant financial incentive to steer you one way vs."
"A lot of people here seem to lack sympathy due to the compensation these executives received during and at the end of their employment.
This is asinine."
"Anybody who thinks this could work out for consumers in some way (in other words, getting a free game) obviously have no clue how EA works.
Mark my words, they would NOT be doing this unless they were going to make more money from a buyer than they normally would if they bought just a $50-60 game.
Think $5 map packs, $3 additional weapon tiers, etc."
"Ben, I love the consumerist but seeing these one-sided posts about professions is getting a bit frustrating.
In the interest of being balanced, would it be possible to include some other opinions in addition?"
"Allow me to provide a little insight from the other side of the curtain.
This site seems very typical of all of the FlyCell affiliate sites I see although I'm not sure if this is an affiliate site or the parent site (that does not provide an affiliate program).
This has been the latest rage w/ affiliate marketers for the past several years and the market is completely saturated, causing affiliates to resort to less than scrupulous means of acquiring conversions.
Recent laws that were passed made it harder to activate the service since before all they needed was for you to enter your cell phone number."
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