• Amoxtli
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    2 days ago

    The locked shelves are to block thieves.

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      They’ve turned blocking thieves into an income stream. Consumers will have to let CVS collect their personal data to be allowed to purchase baby formula.

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          They got killed by making it inconvenient to use legally purchased media by adding unskippable trailers, copy protection, things like the Sony rootkit,… and also empty boxes on the shelves with the actual media hidden behind the counter.

          Making life harder for people trying to buy your product is never a good idea.