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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by tencentshill on Thursday November 12, 2026 @02:41PM (#50473054)
So how much would you pay to be able to do that? $30, 40, 100? Once they IPO, they'll find out exactly how much they can sell the same things back to you for.
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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by nomel on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:39PM (#50474681)
Your prices are very high, but those are all great deals, compared to the going rates of a software dev.

Luckily, the free market is still functioning, and Chinese models will continue to exist, at least for a while, so we can continue to enjoy competitive rates.

But, as you saw with the crash of the AI stocks, a democrat run administration has the best chance of making those prices a reality, through regulation (for better or worse).

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