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I don't think they will be adding affiliates anytime soon. Not until they hit a plateau, anyway. That is a guess, but I'd bet an accurate one
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I suppose it is possible for a company to have such a good product offering that they do not have to advertise through affiliates.
This has certainly happened in the world of online fashion. A couple of years ago a (UK) company, called ASOS called a halt to their affiliate program. They were fairly unprofessional about it too, calling them "grubby little affiliates sitting in their bedrooms" (or words to that effect).
Of course, affiliates were outraged and said their sales would drop, but quite the reverse has happened and they have increased sales hugely.
Luckily, this has turned out to be the exception, rather than the trend and I don't know any other companies in online fashion that followed.
My feeling is that when competition hots up for 3dice in terms of quality, they will be very keen to start up a decent affiliate program
But then what do I know?