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EBay Acquires RedLaser
- patio11 16y agoSomeone's Paypal account must be looking stuffed this morning... congrats guys! There is a bit more detail here: http://occipital.com/blog/2010/06/23/2010-at-occipital/ http://occipital.com/blog/2010/06/23/2010-at-occipital/
- yanowitz 16y agoThis app has always made me feel a little stupid -- what's the use case? I get the SDK use cases (e.g., for a dieting app or a library cataloger), but is the main app a marketing vehicle for the SDK and a "check this out, gee whiz!" kind of thing? Those are valid purposes, I'm just wondering if I'm missing something. Don't get me wrong -- the technology is super cool, but I remain confused. (Congrats to the team on the acquisition.)
- jackseviltwin 16y agoI've actually used the app to price match at Best Buy and Pc Richards before. The sales person actually honored the lowest price found on RedLaser. It's saved me hundreds of dollars on HDTVs and home theater equipment.
- yanowitz 16y agoThat is sweet. Thanks.
- credo 16y agoOriginal submission (and more discussion) at http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1456251 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1456251
- cyunker 16y agoSorry about that. Missed it.