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Re:Moving from programmer to entrepreneur by sigkill on Sunday May 27, 2012 @04:22AM (#4029640)
Wow, that product is crazy. Was it a success?
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Re:Moving from programmer to entrepreneur by wwwhizz on Sunday May 27, 2012 @05:40AM (#4029758)
They have sold millions of them. They were a christmas hit in several countries...
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Re:Moving from programmer to entrepreneur by djt on Monday May 28, 2012 @02:43AM (#4032246)
Exactly my point. Not all products need great engineering, this is a poncho made out of blanket material and their production, marketing and sales team have managed to shift millions of units with ridiculous margins.
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Re:Moving from programmer to entrepreneur by ricardobeat on Sunday May 27, 2012 @10:52PM (#4031736)
Why crazy? It looks like a modern incarnation of the Poncho, a common garment in southern south america. I have one since childhood, it's great for the winter :)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poncho

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Re:Moving from programmer to entrepreneur by sigkill on Wednesday May 30, 2012 @01:40AM (#4041551)
Crazy more on the weird sense. If it did any well, I bet it was PURELY due to marketing.
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