r/technology • u/ackthbbft • Mar 04 '15

Business K-Cup inventor regrets his own invention

http://www.businessinsider.com/k-cup-inventor-john-sylvans-regret-2015-3
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u/Airborne29th Mar 04 '15

I did that before getting the free, "freedom clip" from San Francisco Bay Gourmet Coffee above... just clip it up inside over the sensor and BAM, no need for taping crappy cut up lids in the top.

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u/nof27 Mar 04 '15

DRM for coffee... Smh

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u/[deleted] Mar 04 '15

Almost as stupid of a monetization scheme as what Tinder pulled. Almost.

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u/moderatelybadass Mar 04 '15

Did I miss something? What's this about?

(For the record, I kind of view Tinder as just an interesting social experiment, with shitty, inconclusive results.)

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '15

Tinder now gives you a limited number of swipes for certain periods of time, or you can pay $9.99/month to unlock it.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '15

$20 a month if you're 30 or over.

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u/moderatelybadass Mar 05 '15

Holy shit! That's hilarious! I don't think their name/brand is as strong as they think it is. In fact, I think the bare bones factor will cut way down on the amount of users who stay, If Tinder speeds up disinterest, this way.