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Re:Chinese scalpers booking up all Genius Bar appointments a... by jack-r-abbit on Thursday August 01, 2013 @02:28PM (#6142344)
Thinking outside of the box, applying a known business tactic to an entirely different thing and being able to create a market for it all have a bit of brilliance at heart, IMO.
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Re:Chinese scalpers booking up all Genius Bar appointments a... by superuser2 on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:00PM (#6143079)
Charging for something that is supposed to be free (or, more realistically, built into the cost of your iPhone or Mac) is just slimy.
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Re:Chinese scalpers booking up all Genius Bar appointments a... by jack-r-abbit on Thursday August 01, 2013 @04:26PM (#6143251)
Like this? https://www.taskrabbit.com/blog/taskrabbit-news/after-nearly... People ate that up in gulps.
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Re:Chinese scalpers booking up all Genius Bar appointments a... by superuser2 on Thursday August 01, 2013 @05:09PM (#6143557)
Charlie's TaskPoster hired someone's time to perform a task he could have done himself.

These scalpers are making it impossible for anyone to book a Genius Bar appointment without paying them.

Consuming a shared resource just to sell it at a profit is completely different from acting as an agent of someone else.

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