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What a joke. What a waste of time. Spending time and resources on catering to a tiny micro-percentage of weirdos.

A male with a veil? Mx Claus?

How many emojis are there in total now? The list is so big already, it'll probably take a long time just to find a certain emoji that somebody wants to use.

Sounds good to me.

That's how a smart business should be run.

When I'm purchasing something, either for business or personal use, I always try to get the best deal that I can.

If somebody's business is powerful and they are able to use that to their advantage, then they would be stupid and negligent not to.

Reviews in general across the internet for all sorts of products, not just from Apple, are often useless. A customer has to know how to filter out the garbage ones from those that might be sincere. Somebody who is clueless or lacks knowledge will not possess the skills required to do this.

There are some legitimate reviews to be found, but there are way too many garbage reviews that have very little to do with the actual product at hand. There are also numerous reviews that are plagued by issues that are caused often by user error or ignorance.

When I read through reviews about a product that I am interested in, I quickly skim through them all and disregard all those that I find to be garbage for various reasons.

If I'm interested in a product, I'll research it, I'll also check multiple review places and not just rely on reviews found on one site. I might also check a few youtube videos, if I want to see the product in action.

Eventually, I'm left with some reviews that I find to be legitimate and I'll make my decision from there. I rarely regret anything that I buy, because I usually know exactly what I'm getting and if it'll work with my specific set up or equipment. Research pays off.

I remember being at Costco a few years ago and I came across a suitcase that they had on sale for a good price. I hadn't planned on buying any suitcase that day, but I did need a new one and it looked nice plus the price was nice, so I went online while I was still in the store to check out some reviews of that particular suitcase and all I found were 3 reviews and they were all low star reviews.

Using my wealth of knowledge and understanding of psychology of the ridiculous human mind, I quickly deemed them all to be garbage, as the reviews were merely ranting about some unrelated issue that didn't have much to do with the product at all. 

So after reading those 3 very low rated reviews, I went ahead and bought the suitcase anyway, since Costco has great warranties, and I couldn't be happier with the suitcase I bought. I've used it on many trips and it still looks new and is as good as the day I bought it. Had I relied solely on those 3 garbage reviews, I would have never bought it.

I saw the allegations. If true, then Apple got conned into making this movie and yes, they should just cancel it. Never release it. Burn the film, delete the files, whatever.

anantksundaram said:

Do send a cite from a credible financial site/source that backs up this claim.

I found this cite from Experian, which explains why it dropped in my situation.

Here are a few reasons why your score might drop when you pay off a loan:

• It was your only installment account: Having a mix of revolving accounts (like credit cards) and installment accounts (such as loans) is generally good for your credit scores. If the loan you paid off was your only installment account, you might lose some points because you no longer have a mix of different types of open accounts.

https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/why-did-my-credit-score-drop-when-I-paid-off-a-loan/