But I suspect less so in china than the US. I doubt that a major part of the Chinese diet is exotic fruit flown half way around the world out of season. China does have oil reserves and could always 'spread democracy'…
It was built by a Finnish company called Plustech 15 years which went bust and through a series of takeovers ended up as john Deere
You can if every thing they want to buy is made in your country. The US can't half the value of the dollar to boost exports because everything in Walmart that is made in China will double in price. China can because…
That was the idea, and why MIT were surprised that most people were using it on their own. What I meant was that there was no market for a small college selling lectures online for $100s when you could get MIT for free.…
I thought drug dealing cost money? Isn't that why they have to subsidize it with pirate videos - at least thats what the ad at the cinema said,
Surprised that MIT TAs haven't setup online sites where you can do the assignments for a fee. There's a business model for you!
I do think this is a genuine attempt to spread knowledge. Even being cynical there is no real downside for them. People will still want to go to MIT 'for real' and they will still fill their lecture halls with paying…
Local bookstores seem to be booming. Amazon is taking out their competitors (B+N, Borders, Waterstones) while offering them a global marketplace to sell used books online. The ones that have put any effort into a…
The cover/spine out is a marketing thing by the publisher. Cover out sells a lot more books, so the publisher will insist on certain books being displayed like this, or prominently on 'new book' stands. Sometimes the…
But I suspect less so in china than the US. I doubt that a major part of the Chinese diet is exotic fruit flown half way around the world out of season. China does have oil reserves and could always 'spread democracy'…
It was built by a Finnish company called Plustech 15 years which went bust and through a series of takeovers ended up as john Deere
You can if every thing they want to buy is made in your country. The US can't half the value of the dollar to boost exports because everything in Walmart that is made in China will double in price. China can because…
That was the idea, and why MIT were surprised that most people were using it on their own. What I meant was that there was no market for a small college selling lectures online for $100s when you could get MIT for free.…
I thought drug dealing cost money? Isn't that why they have to subsidize it with pirate videos - at least thats what the ad at the cinema said,
Surprised that MIT TAs haven't setup online sites where you can do the assignments for a fee. There's a business model for you!
I do think this is a genuine attempt to spread knowledge. Even being cynical there is no real downside for them. People will still want to go to MIT 'for real' and they will still fill their lecture halls with paying…
Local bookstores seem to be booming. Amazon is taking out their competitors (B+N, Borders, Waterstones) while offering them a global marketplace to sell used books online. The ones that have put any effort into a…
The cover/spine out is a marketing thing by the publisher. Cover out sells a lot more books, so the publisher will insist on certain books being displayed like this, or prominently on 'new book' stands. Sometimes the…