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Re:Northface teams with Japanese startup to create spider si... by tinco on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @05:27AM (#10545875)
Just think of it as tricking dumb rich people into sponsoring technical research. Just like Musk does with the Tesla. All this does is enable them go set up a factory line.
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Re:Northface teams with Japanese startup to create spider si... by endemic on Wednesday November 11, 2015 @09:55AM (#10546921)
That's a bit harsh, isn't it? While I'm sure some early adopters only get in for the "cool" factor, others no doubt understand that they are helping subsidize the technology.
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