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Re: The $25,000 PDF at Amazon

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I've never been so terrified of a "buy with one-click" button in my life.

Be scared. http://www.amazon.com/American-Microsemiconductor-120293-000...

Googling around has led me to http://120293-0001revkmicrosemiconductor.blogspot.com/, which greatly puzzles me.

Re: The $25,000 PDF at Amazon

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Subtext, for those of you who don't know how analyst firms work: Vendors subscribe to these things, or buy reports for their field, in order to get access to analysts. Access to analysts ensures that they themselves will appear in these reports.

What is an analyst? Just any kind of analyst, in the traditional sense of the word? How do you get access to people when you subscribe to a publication? Why would they want to be in those reports? I'm confused!

Re: The $25,000 PDF at Amazon

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This is how smart criminals launder money?

I've wondered if that isn't the case, actually, on some non-digital products. You'll see a bunch of sellers offering an item around Amazon's own price, and then someone else selling it for $999.00. Those could just be tests, I suppose...

Re: The $25,000 PDF at Amazon

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Here is what I get in my "Customers who viewed this also viewed" list:

120293-0001REVK: $10mil (various electronic components?)

Zenith Men's Extreme Tourbillion watch: 90k

6-in-1 keychain multitool: $9.95

Dating for Dummies: $14.95

Giant inflatable human hamster ball: $1,699.99

Tactical Bleeding Zombie Target: $94.59

I assume you guys are responsible for these?

Re: The $25,000 PDF at Amazon

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Subtext, for those of you who don't know how analyst firms work: Vendors subscribe to these things, or buy reports for their field, in order to get access to analysts. Access to analysts ensures that they themselves will appear in these reports.

What is an analyst? Just any kind of analyst, in the traditional sense of the word? How do you get access to people when you subscribe to a publication? Why would they want to be in those reports? I'm confused!

Analysts are the people who write about subsets of the technology market for market research firms. They travel to vendors and to large companies who buy from vendors and attempt to assess the whole market; then they write these reports, which are ostensibly intended to help enterprise purchasers pick the right products (and thus easily justify 5-figure price tags).

Re: The $25,000 PDF at Amazon

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

What is an analyst? Just any kind of analyst, in the traditional sense of the word? How do you get access to people when you subscribe to a publication? Why would they want to be in those reports? I'm confused!

Analysts are the people who write about subsets of the technology market for market research firms. They travel to vendors and to large companies who buy from vendors and attempt to assess the whole market; then they write these reports, which are ostensibly intended to help enterprise purchasers pick the right products (and thus easily justify 5-figure price tags).

I understand now. Thanks!
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