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Author Topic: 10 Pretty Stupid Business Moves  (Read 5148 times)

Paul Keith

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10 Pretty Stupid Business Moves
« on: April 09, 2010, 08:08 AM »
http://listverse.com...upid-business-moves/

Even my favorite company loses sanity at times. In 2007, 9-year-old Shea O’Gorman emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs with ideas for improving her iPod Nano (like adding lyrics so people can sing along to the music). Little Miss O’Gorman soon received a threatening letter from Apple attorneys stating that the company never accepts unsolicited ideas and warned her not to send in any more suggestions. And thus, another Mac hater was born…

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Re: 10 Pretty Stupid Business Moves
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2010, 09:47 AM »
Thanks for sharing this.
Best laugh I've had in weeks.

And to think they pay some of these people 6 digits.  :D

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Re: 10 Pretty Stupid Business Moves
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2010, 06:56 PM »
hahaha just great!  :D :D

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Re: 10 Pretty Stupid Business Moves
« Reply #3 on: April 10, 2010, 07:02 AM »
thanks for the link, it's mind boggling! ;D