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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by TeMPOraL on Monday January 06, 2020 @07:31PM (#21975298)
But it needs to be followed with observing that the market doesn't give two damns about long term, because anyone optimizing for long-term profitability eventually gets outcompeted by someone optimizing for shorter-term profitability.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by golergka on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:17PM (#21976784)
Did it help Boeing?
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @01:27AM (#21977496)
Boeing optimizes for short-term. Long-term is already secured for them by US regulations.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by vunie on Monday January 06, 2020 @08:19PM (#21975718)
what about amazon?
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by TeMPOraL on Tuesday January 07, 2020 @01:34AM (#21977527)
What about it? Amazon is in the process of burning down their e-commerce business.
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Re:For tech-weary Midwest farmers, 40-year-old tractors now ... by SergeyHack on Wednesday January 08, 2020 @07:02PM (#21997137)
Interesting, could you give more details on that?
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