Bringing down Google one license plate frame at a time
From Scott's "SiteExperts" Place:
Forget products, forget competition. I came up with a foolproof strategy to bring down Google!
"First, let's assume you have billions of dollars burning a hole in your pocket. Rather than invest those billions in great products, invest that money in license plate frames - yes - license plate frames. No, I am not investing in a prison employment program.
"For a novelty, I decided to order a Google license plate frame from the Google store. The frame costs $1.20 shipped to your door. At first I felt guilty buying a product from Google. Imagine my delight when I saw my $1.20 frame cost google $2.67 to ship. That is a loss, ignoring overhead and product costs, of at least $1.47 a unit! Then I realized, I found the solution to all our Google competitive woes.
"Last quarter, Google made $1.578 billion dollars in revenue and earned $381 million dollars. Now, we want Google to lose money so let's do a little quick math. $381,000,000/1.47 = 259,183,674 license plate frames need to be purchased. So, I figure for a mere $311,020,408, you could have pushed Google into the red last quarter.
"See... a simple solution.
"Until I come up with $311 million feel free to visit the Google store and pick-up your own license plate frame. Together with 259 million of our closest friends, we can start putting an end to Google.
"Any resemblence to a real business plan is purely coincidental. If you ever see such a plan, run away fast, but don't forget a license plate frame on the way out."
Via Myopic Zeal.