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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by shpx on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @12:26AM (#12396019)
I don't get the point, we know exactly what they're doing, so why do it?

I wish press releases didn't make me parse what they're really saying. I know "marketing" works, but if I was a satellite company, I would expect my audience to be smarter than that.

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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by oconnor663 on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @12:52AM (#12396115)
I think there are a lot of stories about companies that go "why do we need all this fake marketing crap anyway" and then proceed to lose a bunch of money :)
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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by varjag on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @02:50AM (#12396422)
The same reason we get everything priced a cent short of dollar, despite everyone being aware of the trick.
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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by glaberficken on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @07:31AM (#12397488)
off topic:

I wonder what the "real" cost of this is across the world? You know, things like minting cent coins and transporting them around, and other things I wouldn't even imagine!

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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by PDoyle on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @07:59AM (#12397599)
In Canada? No cost at all.
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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by dansze on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @10:31AM (#12398562)
Actually, that's an interesting question: How much more efficient transportation-wise is ending prices in .95 and transporting nickels?
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Re:SES-10 Launching to Orbit on SpaceX's Flight-Proven Falco... by glaberficken on Wednesday August 31, 2016 @11:24AM (#12398987)
After a bit of googling: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_debate_in_the_United_Sta...

fascinating!

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