If everything else uses a captcha to fight bots why can’t console and graphic card pre-orders also incorporate this simple step?

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If everything else uses a captcha to fight bots why can’t console and graphic card pre-orders also incorporate this simple step?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

The bots are paying for the items, so why should the retailer care?

Shortages and high traffic are great advertising.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Even if a captcha was in place, there are countless paid services that solve captchas for an extremely cheap price, so it wouldn’t put a stop to botting.

Anonymous 0 Comments

because it takes weeks to modify and test new feature in online store so it would not suddenly break for other customers, not to mention money

if it would altogether beneficial – sure, but for one off product premiere?

Anonymous 0 Comments

Because the company that sells them wants money. They get money either way but the having no captcha means less money spent on something that won’t really affect sales.