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Re:The Big Hack: How China Used a Tiny Chip to Infiltrate Am... by usefulcat on Thursday October 04, 2018 @05:08PM (#18143685)
> All of these things are extremely cost sensitive.

Say their profit margin is 1%. If you offer to pay them a 1% higher price, you're offering to nearly double their profits on whatever they sell to you.

Admittedly, that only works if you are a sufficiently large portion of their business. If you're a tiny percentage, then it may take a lot more to motivate them if their other customers aren't willing to pay more.

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