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Comment Start selling there, go downhill? (Score 1) 28

I'm reminded of a business article about the CEO of Snapper recounting how he had to tell WalMart that no, they may not sell his company's mowers. He didn't want the brand diluted by Walmart's inevitable crush on suppliers to lower quality in order to lower price. Seems Apple either doesn't know or imagines they are immune.

Comment Re:This isn't immaturity (Score 1) 117

Taiwan is a political distinction. Your earlier rant about Chinese would equally apply to them.

A common misconception. "China" is a political designation and "Chinese" is the adjective for people who live in that political area. The ethnic term you are confusing it with is "Han". About 90% of Chinese people (people in China) are Han. There are 56 distinct ethnic groups in China. Calling them all Chinese is the equivalent of calling someone in the USA an "American".

Comment Re:Hope they have time without having hours cut (Score 1) 200

Or what about people working at Amazon facilities that are in the middle of nowhere, with no school nearby.

While there may actually be some very small number of Amazon facilities "in the middle of nowhere" (since anything's possible) but really, that would go completely counter to their whole distribution model.

Comment All my spam calls these days are house flippers (Score 2) 154

When I occasionally answer the phone because I'm expecting a call, it will inevitably instead be some house flipper; "Hi! We're a group of investors who want to buy your house!" I get unknown numbers dialing in at least twice a day and I bet if I answered them most would be these jerks.

Comment Re:Here's an idea... (Score 2) 80

They will do anything to get folks back into theaters except something that really matters. Here's an idea, how about 50% ticket and snack prices?

The studios dictate the ticket prices, not the theatres. Your $15 movie ticket is split about $14.50 to the studio that made the movie and $.50 to the theatre. That's why popcorn is $10. Its the only way the theatre makes any money for being open.

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