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Comment Re:Little weasels... (Score 1) 505

The flip side, and why there is some lack of optimism, would be three primary points:

1. When future people sign up for service they will be agreeing, "If I am suspected of downloading copyrighted material too many times, my connection speed will be throttled/reduced".
2. Many of them will also be signing up on a contract for 12 or 24-months with a penalty (or forced payoff) for early cancellation. (If the company cancelled your service, that might be too easy; they are instead going to supply you with service at the 'crap' level, and even if that forces you to cancel, they still get paid.)
3. The customer's provider is the only game in town.

I'm still optimistic.

Comment Re:Not less moral, just calculated risk (Score 1) 1040

There is a factor here regarding the size of the gift certificate, though. It's like playing poker at the dollar table with a million in the bank: You do what you want, you don't take it seriously, and even get a bit flip about taking advantage of the people that can't afford to lose the dollar.
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Amazon To Lose $10 Per Kindle Fire 181

An anonymous reader writes "According to a manufacturing cost breakdown, it turns out Amazon is willing to sell its new Kindle Fire at a $10 loss. An analyst estimates that the Kindle Fire, priced at $199, actually costs $209.63 to produce. That said, the device is likely to be much more valuable to Amazon through content sales and the ability to drive more purchases through its website."
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The Electric Airplane Is Coming 187

An anonymous reader writes "The electric car is so yesterday; electric airplanes are coming. A battery electric-powered ultralight aircraft has been flying for the last year. A series-hybrid motor glider and a concept for an all-electric, 50-seat passenger plane were introduced at the Paris Air Show."

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