Comment Re:We need Quis custodit custodes legislation (Score 1) 144
interesting
interesting
right
not "terrorism in the sense we have become accustomed to"
but still terrorism
what tim mcveigh did was terrorism, for example
maybe unfortunately terrorism has come to mean "done by muslims"
although, maybe we should remove attacks on military installations as terrorism
surprise coordinated violent attacks on civilians for ideological reasons is about as good a definition of terrorism as we can get i think
we call too many things terrorism that are not, and too many things not terrorism that are
exactly
they oppose government when they should be opposing corruption
the idiots are actually helping the corruptors. the corruptors would rather not have anyone to corrupt as an extra expense, and the idiots oblige by insisting on the same: remove the corrupted position, rather than fix it. because they apparently like shoddy, expensive, manipulated, inefficient markets
it's like someone robs the bank because they paid off the bank guard
the intelligent response is to fire, prosecute, and replace the guard, and go after the criminals who paid him off
the idiots want to fire the guard and leave the bank unguarded, and leave it at that: not pursue the criminals who paid off the guard and robbed their bank, their money
it's stunning how stupid and propagandized people can be
no that's hay-zeus
jee-zuz is the proper pronunciation of the anglosaxon founder of christianity
us civilized folk need to teach his compassion to dirty brown people like mexicans and middle easterners
(facepalm)
you're trolling right?
I traded in a previous gen iPhone, I got enough to pay for AppleCare for two new phones. That happened on the spot, I don't see how that is any kind of "disadvantage".
You can get more selling a device yourself for sure. But that's a lot of hassle, ant not everyone has eBay accounts.
You can also get a little more selling to other companies that will give you cash for older phones. But not much more, and it takes a little longer than simply getting credit for Apple when your goal is to buy something new from Apple anyway...
There's also the matter of choosing the watch size and the strap, which will involve trying the watches on. Just handing them over on demand would probably lead to a lot of requests for exchanges.
Thanks, I did so enjoy the unintended irony of your post.
Get yer robot firefighter here
You are SO SURE it's going to be a massive flop that you post AC so the prediction cannot be traced to you...
We all know what that means
Not if you wait about a month. This whole process is about handling initial demand, then will probably change.
But with the Apple Watch, only a few (admittedly self-selected) people get that privilege.
Or anyone can order any model online (like the eve so exclusive Amazon), or just walk in a store and ask to try one on the spot.
Wow, SUPER privileged.
Scalpers can just order them online; I think it's much more about customer satisfaction (which you mentioned) plus the fact that they just will not have much stock in store to start with. If everyone has to order one it will feel more fair, and no-one will be pressured to buy some model they don't quite like just because it's there (which goes back to customer satisfaction).
I think you may not understand what "exclusive" means. I sometimes have to reserve a Motel 6 ahead of time because they are busy, are they "exclusive" also?
The process is there because there are so many watch combos they can't realistically stock them all. Also, it's a REALLY GOOD IDEA to try something in person first before you wear it around all the time (not just in terms of looks but how it feels on your skin).
Isn't it smarter to make sure a customer gets a watch they want rather than taking a lot of returns because what they ordered was too big/small/wrong color?
I think it's laughable Apple is being ridiculed for asking people to try one out first to make sure they want one, rather than Apple pushing people to buy them sight unseen. Isn't this the exact opposite of the pure marketing drive people are always accusing Apple of?
well yeah. in which case a "free" market is simply anarchy, in which a monopoly and oligarchy comes to dominate and "govern" in a sense: decide how much consumers pay and that no one competes. truly "free" in the sense there is no government, but a much worse place in actuality
Numeric stability is probably not all that important when you're guessing.