Hypothetically (and notwithstanding hardware switching costs), let’s say John Deere’s business model relied less on upfront revenue from the sale of a tractor and more on how many acres their equipment covered. Their authorized service and dealer model — not to mention their product design — would look substantially different.
Affiliate fees have certainly been a big deal for a few years now. Back in 2016 the New York Times acquired The Wirecutter, validating the idea of affiliate fees as a publishing business model. Buzzfeed dove in head first over the following year, along with the publications formerly known as Gawker. The mania seems to have reached its peak last Nov... See more