Author Topic: Wallstreet Journal: Cherry bought out by Logitech (Read 3248 times)

Otterclock · « **on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 02:57:14 »

I was gonna put effort into this but just lost the energy.

ch_123 · « **Reply #1 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 03:42:23 »

elbowglue · « **Reply #2 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 04:18:33 »

No no no, we changed the name of this website to greekhack. That's what *really* happened.

hyperlinked · « **Reply #3 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 04:30:06 »

Are you sure they didn't get bought out by Apple? I hear they're looking to own the distribution channel for switches to meet the demand for the iPad.

Mental Hobbit · « **Reply #4 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 06:42:32 »

Unsurprising, they all want Cherry's unique trade secret: How to produce Chinese quality at European manufacturing costs.

Mercen_505 · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 07:50:08 »

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unsurprising, they all want cherry's unique trade secret: How to produce chinese quality at european manufacturing costs.

ouch.

Otterclock · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 10:10:58 »

An interesting thought though, if Logitech decided to try making a mechanical board to cater to the niche market (and the larger Asian market) while aggressively trying to expand it. They may cater to the LCD, but really their stuff is not terrible. Seems like with their resources they could produce a moderately priced mechanical reasonably on par with the premiums, which in all honesty have never quite reached perfection themselves. Can't imagine they would do worse than the Scorpius M10, which itself was basically a good soldering job away from making spending $120 questionably justifiable for non-collectors.

spolia optima · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 10:45:24 »

This is not cool im writing a letter to the president of Cherry right now and it is not a friendly letter no no.

ch_123 · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 10:47:35 »

Quote from: Mental Hobbit;168601

Unsurprising, they all want Cherry's unique trade secret: How to produce Chinese quality at European manufacturing costs.

Win.

Otterclock · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 13:54:36 »

No really. Logitech. Mechanicals. Ah I suck at this.

Nonmouse · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 15:11:09 »

Quote from: elbowglue;168586

No no no, we changed the name of this website to greekhack. That's what *really* happened.

Sooooooo not asking about the etymology of the new name...

microsoft windows · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 20:22:53 »

Come on. You guys can make better April Fool jokes than this...

hyperlinked · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu, 01 April 2010, 21:30:50 »

Quote from: Otterclock;168710

No really. Logitech. Mechanicals. Ah I suck at this.

I think you have a career in sales.

Otterclock · « **Reply #13 on:** Fri, 02 April 2010, 02:30:40 »

Quote from: hyperlinked;168789

I think you have a career in sales.

I don't think it would be a promising one. I just refused to pay a woman from Craigslist $50 for her digital camera because it was worth way more. I still don't have a digital camera.

hyperlinked · « **Reply #14 on:** Fri, 02 April 2010, 02:58:22 »

Quote from: Otterclock;168819

I don't think it would be a promising one. I just refused to pay a woman from Craigslist $50 for her digital camera because it was worth way more. I still don't have a digital camera.

Hmmm... can you juggle or make balloon animals? Maybe you can be a kid entertainer.

Otterclock · « **Reply #15 on:** Fri, 02 April 2010, 07:41:16 »

Quote from: hyperlinked;168823

Hmmm... can you juggle or make balloon animals? Maybe you can be a kid entertainer.

I make really good popcorn and have a near encyclopedic knowledge of sub-$20 rubber dome keyboards. That + a masters in cultural theory get you a state job making less than a school teacher. Maybe I should get on that balloon thing.

This guy seems happy with it.

Specter_57 · « **Reply #16 on:** Fri, 02 April 2010, 08:22:58 »

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RE: Quoted:

< "I think you have a career in sales.

I don't think it would be a promising one. I just refused to pay a woman from Craigslist $50 for her digital camera because it was worth way more. I still don't have a digital camera" >

You refused to buy this camera from the woman because she was cheating herself at that price?? (If I understood your post correctly...)

Good thing for her you aren't a politician.....and if you were, your career in that endeavor will be even shorter than in sales...

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Spec_57

Otterclock · « **Reply #17 on:** Fri, 02 April 2010, 10:32:23 »

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You refused to buy this camera from the woman because she was cheating herself at that price?? (If I understood your post correctly...)

Good thing for her you aren't a politician.....and if you were, your career in that endeavor will be even shorter than in sales...

Yes and agreed.

kishy · « **Reply #18 on:** Fri, 02 April 2010, 13:09:28 »

So now we've seen:

1) Frugal and willing to take advantage of opportunities
2) Financially totally wasteful and illogical
3) Financially totally wasteful and illogical, while attacking the frugal
4) ...whatever Oqsy is.

News:

Author Topic: Wallstreet Journal: Cherry bought out by Logitech (Read 3248 times)