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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by JohnFen on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:32PM (#19986746)
Yes. If maximizing shareholder value was the end-all and be-all, then every corporation would be in the sex, drugs, and gambling businesses.
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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by llamataboot on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:35PM (#19986763)
I mean, the gambling business may be profitable, but are the profits really left on the table at this point? You don't just have to build a casino, you have to build a /better casino/.

Profitability has little to do with the overall margins of the market you are in, but in whether you can find places to optimize ROI that your competitors have not.

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Re:Amazon shareholders reject facial recognition ban by jjeaff on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:43PM (#19986810)
Gaming industry has around 10% net profit margins. Compare that to Apples 30%.
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