Did the Wirecutter migrate because of affiliate commissions?

The Wirecutter recently went from wirecutter.com to nytimes.com/wirecutter. Was the motivator lower affiliate commissions?

Migrating the Wirecutter to nytimies.com doesn't make sense and I think there's a reason for that.

Amazon's cut of affiliate fees by 50% left a big mark on many sites, even the big ones. The Wirecutte…