Lurker > foreverzero212

I think you're taking a statement he said out of context, which is par for the course.

Iirc, he said there's no way it would ever get to his desk, and in the minor miracle it would he would have to look closely at it to see what concessions had been made.

Biden pushing on ideas to improve healthcare for the majority of Americans that are legislatively feasible and already have a legislative backbone is not being "disgusted with the notion of socialized healthcare".

Like, i think people get really excited about bold statements without any bark. The moment Bernie got into office he'd be doing the same type of shit Biden is because it's mostly the only feasible way to progress society in the US. Biden is just more honest with the prospects. The goals are the same.

Net profit is the important statistic. Not gross profit. Their net profit is only about $20b a quarter. And yes if they lost a billion dollars suddenly they would notice it.

The cable revenue is important because it's 100% profit. They don't have to do anything for that money. I have to pay apple for the privilege of selling their shit.

And companies get these profit numbers by pinching every penny they can. Literally every penny.

https://www.findlaw.com/legalblogs/legally-weird/woman-sues-walmart-for-2-cents-and-wins/

(tl;dr Walmart was adding 2 cents to sticker prices and hoping people wouldn't notice and then just pocketing it)

I mean it depends on the timeframe. If "everyone" bought 2 cables, that's 8 billion dollars. They make ~$20 billion per quarter. If those people all bought them in one quarter that basically adds 50% to their quarterly profits.

You are thinking of revenue. They make between 80-100 billion a year and shrinking.

Anyway I can't find any concrete statistics on the number of licensed products sold. 1 million cables is an asspull number with no timeframe attached to it. If you assume half of everyone who buys an iphone also buys at least 1 lightning cable the actual amount of revenue is much higher.

They make $4 per cable and $10 per device.

If a million people buy a new cable, that's $4 million.

That's a lot of money

Doesn't mean they want to give up on that revenue stream either.

It also allows Apple to collect it's "Sweet Royalty Fees" per Lightning Cable & every device that uses a Lightning Port.

Where did they poll these 14,500 American Teens?

That seems very specific that you would get 88% iPhones when the number should be closer to 50% since that's the distribution in the US.

Anyways, they should've just put them into a bag of rice like you do any other waterlogged electronics.

You're handwaving away the fact that tesla is particularly anticonsumer on a level others would never dare get close to.

I can buy a new engine, body panels, subframes, ecu... practically anything INCLUDING the repair manuals from virtually every other car manufacturer to install myself or at a third party mechanic...except tesla, who refuses to sell those parts because what effectively boils down to "fuck you".

How to show everyone you're completely unfamiliar with tesla's policies and history regarding these things without saying you're completely unfamiliar with tesla's policies and history regarding these things.

Do your reps before shooting off your mouth

1. The article you made this topic about and the OP has nothing to do with that. It's a generic shot at electric vehicles by scared boomers that only get to feel useful when their family needs help changing the oil.
2. Every company, especially the automotive industry, has horrific anti consumer nonsense regarding anything. The entire dealership scam should be outlawed. My wallet and sanity cringes every time I have to walk into one and am forced to play their games.
3. Stop being insecure about your hobby. I enjoyed NFS Underground too but can't wait to ditch these gas prices.

I imagine she wanta him to be around for family time like her and the kid birthdays and such which with football he cannot guarantee.