Final hours: Get a free $200 Amazon gift card when you pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8
THE SO WHAT
A $200 gift card on a flagship preorder is less about generosity and more about pulling demand forward and locking users into an ecosystem. For consumer hardware teams, expect promo spend to keep rising as differentiation on specs alone gets harder.
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