Tim Cook wrote:
> Uh..."buy 1, get 1 free" doesn't mean "buy 1, pay for 2".  it means buy 
> one, pay 1/2.  at least, that's how it works at the local grocery store.

I think that's actually a law in many US states.

> Except that's not the same thing at all.  Things *cost more* in small 
> amounts.  When you buy in bulk, you can get a reduced price because the 
> cost of production *really is* less.

Or "we'll forego some of our profit to get rid of this stock we're paying 
rental space to hold, so we can put something more popular there."

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