Notice, how the deals get worse every day as merchants reluctantly enter into transactions which lose lots of money . This is one business transaction where more is worse. My gut tells me that this whole news frenzy was a PR stunt on par with Gap, … Comparing Amazon to what amounts to sending out 50% discount coupons to an email list is absurd as the deal itself. It was a PR setup, that is all. Maybe they will next announce a 50% discount on Google online searches. …

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Groupon-Google Deal Falls Apart – Business Insider