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Re:Ask HN: What’s your favorite bad startup idea? by adonnjohn on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @11:57PM (#20754454)
Smartphone handwarmer. The general idea is to overclock a phone until it frys, and utilize a key partnership with smart phone companies to generate revenue from the bump in device replacements.
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Re:Ask HN: What’s your favorite bad startup idea? by ian0 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @04:38AM (#20755475)
I think someone already sold apple this idea for the more recent Macbook Pros, though they just fry the screen.
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