Wired notices several of the ripoffs we’ve talked about recently – from digital downloads that are not cheaper than the physical product (or in fact more expensive) to funny money.
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July 2, 2009 at 11:32 am
Yeah noticed that one the other day. Pretty much spot on with their top 10.