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AnonTechie [soylentnews.org] writes:

Gillette's New Razor Is Everything That's Wrong With American Innovation:

The Wall Street Journal obtained the marketing materials for Gillette's new razor, the ProGlide FlexBall. It's a men's razor that does what every other men's razor since time immemorial has done — removes hair from your face — but with "a swiveling ball-hinge" that the company says will make it easier to get a clean shave. It will retail for $11.49 and $12.59, depending on whether you want the battery-powered version or not, and Gillette is planning to sell $188 million worth of the things in the next year alone. I won't mince words: ProGlide FlexBall is a bad idea. A really bad idea. In fact, the razor represents everything terrible about America's innovation economy.

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/04/gille ttes-razor-everything-wrong-with-america.html [nymag.com]

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB100014240527 02304626304579507933926905704?mg=reno64-wsj [wsj.com]

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