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Is that just a general feeling, or are there specific issues you have with Amazon?

Ex: Maybe a particular page has too many ads/has ads at all/etc. Or maybe a particular service doesn't really do what you would like.

Disclosure: Work at Amazon, not on anything customer facing.

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Honestly, I hate ads, and on a visceral level I dislike them on Amazon. HOWEVER... I haven't noticed them doing any harm to the experience, they're easy to identify, and therefore to avoid. I wish they weren't there, and worry about future conflicts of interest, but for the time being the behavior is acceptable.

If Amazon doesn't compromise the UX, including privacy, with ads, then I think most of us will live with it.

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