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Old 05-23-2011, 04:10 AM   #57
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Hmm this Erika person might wanna remember that correlation does not imply causation.

Lots of people buying the KSO only means that lots of people are buying it. It doesn't tell you why. And it certainly doesn't tell you that people loooove seeing ads.

See for example, another interpretation would be that a vast portion of the customer base has such a tight budget, and those machines are so overpriced that they have no other choice but to give in to Amazon's blackmail, and end up accepting mercantile invasion of their leisure space to save a few bucks.

No one chooses to have ads unless they're forced to, because they're short on money.
That's not a happy thought, that's not progress. That's a sad, sad world where people end up having to pay to see ads (when so far it's been the other way around).
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