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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @09:32PM (#43979791)
In my experience, the landlord catches onto the restaurant’s success and starts increasing rents and usually that means cuts in quality.
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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by mmooss on Tuesday May 13, 2025 @10:53PM (#43980254)
Interesting; thanks.
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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by PaulRobinson on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @01:29AM (#43981129)
Might well be why McDonald’s is more of a real estate company than it is a food company: https://www.wallstreetsurvivor.com/mcdonalds-beyond-the-burg...
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Re:The world could run on older hardware if software optimiz... by anitil on Wednesday May 14, 2025 @01:50AM (#43981228)
I believe this is called something like the 'Michelin Curse' but my google is not returning hits for that phrase, though the sentiment seems roughly correct [0]

[0] https://www.wsj.com/style/michelin-star-removal-giglio-resta...

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