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Alibaba Begins Drone Delivery Trials In China
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| 02/04/2015
| Leo Kelion
Posted on 02/04/2015 9:37:00 AM PST by goldstategop
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Now you can get ginger tea drone delivered in China. Make you very rich man.
To: goldstategop
Alibaba?
Where are the Forty Thieves?
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:40:33 AM PST
by
PapaNew
(The grace of God & freedom always win the debate in the forum of ideas over unjust law & government)
To: goldstategop
Damn, but that is one INGENIOUS isea !
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:41:00 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
To: PapaNew
Its China’s version of Amazon.
Its the most valuable Chinese company in the world.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:41:48 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
TAOBAO is that Amazon type company
I looked it up and came here to post it when I saw YOUR comment
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:44:31 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
To: knarf
Taobao is more like eBay - an online marketplace.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:45:22 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
Flying teabag? Do they dip a couple times and then fly on to the next cup of hot water?
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:46:02 AM PST
by
USMCPOP
(Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
To: goldstategop
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:46:19 AM PST
by
PapaNew
(The grace of God & freedom always win the debate in the forum of ideas over unjust law & government)
To: goldstategop
US President Obama....adapting to new trend......
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:48:20 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: MeshugeMikey
I’ll take a large pepperoni pizza....How long can I expect to wait?
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:50:32 AM PST
by
DaveA37
To: DaveA37
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:51:18 AM PST
by
MeshugeMikey
("Never, Never, Never, Give Up," Winston Churchill ><>)
To: DaveA37
If its ever realized, you could have pizza delivery in ten minutes.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:51:59 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: goldstategop
This is only for novelty sake - to say they can do whatever Amazon can do.
China is absolutely not suited for this - and the Chinese Government will absolutely not allow this to develop unless they have absolute control over it.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:53:19 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: PGR88
China has a huge free market.
Alibaba is so valuable because its privately owned.
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posted on
02/04/2015 9:57:45 AM PST
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: All
This delivery methodology has so much potential for failure...
1.12 gauge Target practice for would be thieves.
2.People stealing/damaging drones at delivery
3.Safety of drone as it lands/takes-off (blades chopping off body members)
4.Bad battery/Failures - packages landing on people’s heads, cars, etc....
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:01:01 AM PST
by
Maringa
To: goldstategop
China has a huge free market. Yes, of course it does. I'm talking about drone delivery....
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:01:24 AM PST
by
PGR88
To: knarf
Amazon has been working on this alreday, last I read they are hung up in government red tape.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:03:03 AM PST
by
Ghost of SVR4
(So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
To: goldstategop
ebay / amazon .. they’re all the same to someone that doesn’t use them, but ... OK
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:15:40 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
To: PapaNew
I've looked for things in the past and have come across alibaba a few times ... they seem to deal mostly in bulk ... you want a fribble bearing ?
They'll sell you lots of millions ... how many lots y'want ?
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:17:26 AM PST
by
knarf
(I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but, they're true)
To: PGR88
Alibaba and other Chinese businesses succeed (exist) because the ChiComm government allows it (controls it and takes a big cut of the profits.) It is amazing what you can do when the government plows the way for you.
The counterpoint is what is happening here of how even the simplest business plan can’t survive government’s efforts to stomp on it.
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posted on
02/04/2015 10:17:32 AM PST
by
anymouse
(God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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