someone will patch the bug (probably Amazon
What does Amazon have to gain from patching it?
I’m assuming that the constant churn of purchases and returns costs them money. For example:
Some credit cards charge vendors (not consumers) a non-refundable per-transaction fee
The returned books may mess up their analytics (including royalty calculations)
Returning a book is usually a rare event, and may thus be computationally expensive
Amount of money lent out via bug * rate of return of capital at their current margins.
What does Amazon have to gain from patching it?
I’m assuming that the constant churn of purchases and returns costs them money. For example:
Some credit cards charge vendors (not consumers) a non-refundable per-transaction fee
The returned books may mess up their analytics (including royalty calculations)
Returning a book is usually a rare event, and may thus be computationally expensive
Amount of money lent out via bug * rate of return of capital at their current margins.