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I don't think that anyone was suggesting that they will pay $1000 for a child to have a phone. The iPhone SE sells for $150 - $199 brand new from bestbuy: https://www.bestbuy.com/s…

I would argue that there IS something wrong with asking users to change their reviews. If you're advertising & selling version 1 of a product, the reviews should be for that versio…

Like you mention, there are many almost empty cities, also called ghost cities. You can also argue that they are slowly being populated, but that doesn't equate with success. They …

Great artwork, but I'll never find time to actually read the 400-pages manual.

It comes down to a price. These big shipping companies started out good, but with time things slid downhill. You don't start out with the goal of providing mediocre service. The pr…

I completely agree with untog. Apple's Airport device is so seamless that it's a pleasure to use. What kind of firmware / security updates do you get with OnHub? Aren't firmware up…

Tesla has a service schedule it suggests: https://www.teslamotors.com/support/service-plans You will change your battery oil.

There was an interesting CBC News show on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e4CEm9yybo The most interesting thing was that people were so used to the taste of the processed OJ…

This may be true, but you still want someplace to start when you buy or recommend products. With certain brands / companies, you can become familiar with quality, cost, design, etc…

There are some products where a return period of greater than 1 year makes sense: Seasonal equipment that you can't use regularly. You may buy a snowboard or similar equipment, use…

Both at the beginning and at the end of the kickstarter video, the founder expressed how people don't think this sort of device can succeed. Does this mean that there was a lot of …

Their subscription model is where they may make their money.

I completely agree. But I feel like in the very near future, content providers will start selling subscriptions to their service.

On a home we purchased, the house antenna that was mounted on the chimney picks up clear HD channels of the local stations that look wonderful. Paying for TV doesn't make sense now…

This laptop is a niche device, it will not appeal to persons who want the most notebook for the price.

Personally I go to the Apple Store even if I know I am out of warranty because they will lay out all of the options you have. Sometimes they offer free services because of recalls

> having the ability to verify a PIN and the ability to reset the ‘tries’ counter, one can trivially check every possible PIN automatically until the correct PIN is found. This is …

His phone has a flashlight built-in.

This story reminded me of an NPR story about the gold standard: http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2015/01/16/376967946/episode-...

Agreed. And many manufacturers offer an extended warranty on used cars. Buy a 1 year old "certified" car many times has a longer warranty than an identical new car at a lower cost.…

I completely agree regarding the ease of setting up apple's routers. I tried setting up a linksys router as a bridge, but it was a little bit tricky and required me to reset it onc…

The argument isn't whether or not you have a deadbolt, but rather that the technology used in the deadbolt will sway an insurance company not to pay the claim. Using a bluetooth de…