Trump Mobile, the phone company launched by Donald Trump’s family business, has pushed back plans to deliver a $499 gold-coloured smartphone by the end of the year.
The T1 smartphone, described by the company as “proudly American”, was initially promoted as a US-made rival to devices from Apple and Samsung. Almost all smartphones sold in the US are made overseas, primarily in China and South Korea but also increasingly in India and Vietnam.
It remains unclear who could manufacture the T1 handset, given the low levels of domestic smartphone production in the US.
Let’s face it, we’ve all had that thought that if we abandoned our morals or internal sense of justice we could make so much fucking money.
The weirdest part is people who think that disregarding or not having any code of ethics in order to make money are super smart or better people. I’ve genuinely run into people like this, who think they’re grinding and being really clever, and people who aren’t just haven’t thought about what they’re doing or couldn’t pull it off and are inferior and don’t deserve wellness in society.
I’m remembering that $999 app for the iPhone that had no purpose other than to show others you could afford it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Rich
It was removed almost immediately, but even in that short time, six people bought it.
When I wonder just who in the fuck would fall for one of Donvict’s many ridiculous grifts, I remember this.
The complaint outlined on that wiki is funny.
“I clicked buy thinking it was a joke”.
Salesmen must absolutely love them.
You can say that again. I’m sure a whole lot of industries are buttressed by terrible and rash decisions made by people…
PT Barnum may not have actually said it, but the quote commonly attributed to him is very true.
This way to the
egressfreedom!Stupid moral parents!