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expiredRokket | Staff posted Dec 29, 2023 05:34 AM
3-Piece Revlon 1200W Ionic Technology Perfect Style Hot Air Dryer Kit
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e.g. Their bladeless fan uses a principle which has been known since the 1700s. The fan blades (you didn't think it was really bladeless did you?) are in the base, and blows air out thin slits at the top. This fast-moving air drags nearby air along with it, creating the illusion of a bladeless fan [youtu.be].
The thing is, nobody makes their fan this way because it's stupid. It's less efficient than just having the fan blades blow the air directly. The Dyson has to use more energy to move the same amount of air as a regular fan. You only do it Dyson's way if there's some danger of objects being ingested which could tangle with the blades. Yet despite using a design that's been known about for centuries, Dyson managed to get patents on it. And despite the design being inferior, their marketing department has got the masses convinced that they've invented some new superior design. That will trigger any knowledgeable techie.
Apple is similar. The only thing they actually make is their Mx processors and UI software. Everything else in their devices is standard components everyone else in the industry uses. Made by the very same companies Apple's marketing has convinced people are inferior. Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Sony, etc. You're basically paying a reseller 3x to 10x more for the same memory, storage, screen, camera, etc. available in other products. They and Dyson are more marketing companies, than they are tech companies. You can see it if you look at their R&D spending as a percent of revenue [visualcapitalist.com]. Apple's is far lower than true tech companies like Nvidia, Broadcom, Intel (they spend 28%)
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Any company that doesn't put their skill points into one lane probably isn't going to be a decent dupe for another company's expensive item.
As an example, Revlon's 3 dollar eyeshadow will never have the same pigment quality as, say, Anastasia's because the materials cost more and can't be sold at a 3 dollars to make a profit.
Any company that doesn't put their skill points into one lane probably isn't going to be a decent dupe for another company's expensive item.
As an example, Revlon's 3 dollar eyeshadow will never have the same pigment quality as, say, Anastasia's because the materials cost more and can't be sold at a 3 dollars to make a profit.
Any company that doesn't put their skill points into one lane probably isn't going to be a decent dupe for another company's expensive item.
As an example, Revlon's 3 dollar eyeshadow will never have the same pigment quality as, say, Anastasia's because the materials cost more and can't be sold at a 3 dollars to make a profit.
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Dyson reinvents electronic wheels, their lane is purely electronics. Surely you knew a company that specializes in only electronics isn't the same as one that makes 2.99 lipsticks and 20.99 flat irons at the same time?
I'm really curious what about Dyson's airwrap triggers people.
Before Dyson, Babyliss and Helen of Troy were making 200 dollar blow dryers, bet most of the enraged community didn't know that. Dyson's product goes viral, for a good reason, and people are losing their minds at the price. Meanwhile, Babyliss still makes 200-300 dollar clippers/line-up tools and it doesn't trigger nearly as much economic anxiety. 🤡
Dyson reinvents electronic wheels, their lane is purely electronics. Surely you knew a company that specializes in only electronics isn't the same as one that makes 2.99 lipsticks and 20.99 flat irons at the same time?
I'm really curious what about Dyson's airwrap triggers people.
Before Dyson, Babyliss and Helen of Troy were making 200 dollar blow dryers, bet most of the enraged community didn't know that. Dyson's product goes viral, for a good reason, and people are losing their minds at the price. Meanwhile, Babyliss still makes 200-300 dollar clippers/line-up tools and it doesn't trigger nearly as much economic anxiety. 🤡
If you want a cheap blow dryer, buy a cheap one. But pretending it's a dupe to Dyson's quality because "it blow hot stuff" isn't not actual or factual.
But you're right, this is Slick Deals - an app bathed in irony. The same place that screams "cheap Chinese garbage" and grumps at the good 'ol days when items were made better. But at any chance it gets, but when posed between an item of engineering quality and an item solely made in China with nothing proprietary at a cheaper price , the cheap always wins. 👍🏼
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e.g. Their bladeless fan uses a principle which has been known since the 1700s. The fan blades (you didn't think it was really bladeless did you?) are in the base, and blows air out thin slits at the top. This fast-moving air drags nearby air along with it, creating the illusion of a bladeless fan [youtu.be].
The thing is, nobody makes their fan this way because it's stupid. It's less efficient than just having the fan blades blow the air directly. The Dyson has to use more energy to move the same amount of air as a regular fan. You only do it Dyson's way if there's some danger of objects being ingested which could tangle with the blades. Yet despite using a design that's been known about for centuries, Dyson managed to get patents on it. And despite the design being inferior, their marketing department has got the masses convinced that they've invented some new superior design. That will trigger any knowledgeable techie.
Apple is similar. The only thing they actually make is their Mx processors and UI software. Everything else in their devices is standard components everyone else in the industry uses. Made by the very same companies Apple's marketing has convinced people are inferior. Samsung, LG, Toshiba, Sony, etc. You're basically paying a reseller 3x to 10x more for the same memory, storage, screen, camera, etc. available in other products. They and Dyson are more marketing companies, than they are tech companies. You can see it if you look at their R&D spending as a percent of revenue [visualcapitalist.com]. Apple's is far lower than true tech companies like Nvidia, Broadcom, Intel (they spend 28%)
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Any company that doesn't put their skill points into one lane probably isn't going to be a decent dupe for another company's expensive item.
As an example, Revlon's 3 dollar eyeshadow will never have the same pigment quality as, say, Anastasia's because the materials cost more and can't be sold at a 3 dollars to make a profit.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
If you want a cheap blow dryer, buy a cheap one. But pretending it's a dupe to Dyson's quality because "it blow hot stuff" isn't not actual or factual.
But you're right, this is Slick Deals - an app bathed in irony. The same place that screams "cheap Chinese garbage" and grumps at the good 'ol days when items were made better. But at any chance it gets, but when posed between an item of engineering quality and an item solely made in China with nothing proprietary at a cheaper price , the cheap always wins. 👍🏼
Shilling or brand hugging either way is pretty pathetic. I want to believe it's neither of this but it stinks of pig.
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