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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by matchagaucho on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:22PM (#16775112)
It'll always be cheaper to pay minimum wage to mop floors vs a $250,000+ "AI Mopping Machine" that requires a $55hr Tech to maintain.
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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by occamrazor on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:25PM (#16775144)
True, until the AI mopping machine is 500$ and it us cheaper to throw it away and replace it when breaks.
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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by d0lph on Friday April 06, 2018 @01:56PM (#16775547)
It's like every time something new is created, everyone gasps at how expensive it is. Surprise, new technology costs more. I bet cars were prohibitively expensive when the first came out, but now you can get a used one for very cheap.
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Re:Supply and Demand Does a Poor Job of Explaining Depressed... by sigstoat on Friday April 06, 2018 @02:09PM (#16775719)
http://store.irobot.com/default/braava-floor-mopping-irobot-...

also janitors with large areas to clean have been operating mopping machines for 30+ years.

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