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		mrduncan on July 30, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What annoys you? Some interesting conversions to put it into perspective: (25 U.S. cents) / (140 bytes) = 0.18 U.S. cents / byte (25 U.S. cents) / (140 bytes) = 1,872 U.S. dollars / megabyte

trafficlight on July 31, 2010 [–]

But you have to admit, it's an impressive marketing accomplishment. Millions of people paying for something at a 1000%, or more, markup.

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