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Five blades is freaking amazing, I love those... haven't seen one since I got back from Korea, though... can't find a decent razor in France....

Try your local supermarket: http://gillette.com/fr-fr/prod...

Well yeah, you'd look a little odd in eyeliner. But lets not pretend the cosmetics industry doesn't target men, and use photoshopped models to do it. That shit can work on us too.

http://www.oldspice.com/
http://www.gillette.com/
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/02/fashion/02skin.html?pagewanted=all
^ And here I thought spray tanning was dumb.

Over the course of history, cosmetics have been important enough for slaves to riot over. I guess nothing has changed.

Same thing that happened to our razor blades.

Yet again, life imitates the Onion: http://www.gillette.com/en/us/Products/Razors/Fusion/fusion-manual.aspx

Have you even seen the five-bladed razor? Don't diss it before you try it. You aren't a man if you don't own a five-bladed battery powered razor in racing colors with an ergonomic grip and a special side razor that you can use to trim your sideburns. You are still technically a man if you own all of that but don't have a flashing low battery power indicator--just a sad a pathetic one.

Funny, I gave it a try. http://www.gillette.com/en-US/#/shopnow/ is promising, but they redirect to an apparently affiliated pharmacy.

Fuck Everything, We're Doing Five Blades

Why stop there? The latest "Gillette Fusion Power Phenom" razor has SIX.

5 blades plus a 'precision trimmer' on back side.
Oh... and don't forget: it vibrates too!

http://www.gillette.com/en-US/#/products/phenom/en-US/index.shtml/

it's already here, but worse- it has a blade on the back. *Shivers*

For game consoles, perhaps. But back in 1903 a guy named king started handed out razors for Free. Surely you've heard of him. His last name was Gillette.

Moreover, this business model has been in use in the computer industry since at least the 1960s. Color me unimpressed by the acts of gord.

Jeez, you american guys sure are ahead of europe. We are just beginning to see the benefits of three razors
I am starting to wonder if there is a real benefit in the 3rc razor or if they are just trying to rip us off... tsts...

Isn't it embarassing how the media are trying to pull us off sometimes??

well, they already upped it to a razor with a fricken battery in the razor handle. It's called the Gillette M3Power !

Knock yourself out:

Gillette M3Power -- a MACH3 innovation -- is a groundbreaking, powered wet shaving system for men that delivers a totally new shaving experience resulting in Gillette's best shave ever.

M3Power builds on the heritage of MACH3 and combines Gillette's latest and best razor and blade technologies. M3Power outperforms all other blades and razors in closeness, comfort and safety during and after the shave.

Gillette M3Power features other innovations beyond power: new blades featuring PowerGlide(TM) -- an enhanced blade coating for incredible glide and maximum comfort, a moisturizing Indicator® Lubrastrip(TM) and a technologically-advanced handle.

Features and Benefits:
Gillette M3Power features Micro-Power(TM), a gentle pulsing action powered by a Duracell AAA battery.
The pulsing action stimulates hair upward and away from the skin, making it dramatically easier to shave more thoroughly in one easy power stroke.
The blades are enhanced by a new coating process, called "thin uniform telomer," which provides a perceptible improvement in shaving comfort throughout the life of the blade.
The blade cartridge features an Indicator® Lubrastrip(TM) infused with Vitamin E and Aloe for added moisture.
A new handle features strategically-placed gripping surfaces that enable men to shave confidently and safely at any angle. The power button is centrally located on the handle for maximum control, and the Duracell AAA battery is easy to insert and replace.
The razor is shower-safe, allowing a man to shave wherever he prefers.

"Informative"? This is nothing new.

Sources? Links? Reasons we should take your statement as fact or truth?

The 2000 annual report has a catagory of 'Blades and Razors' - but does not give a breakdown on just the razors, so they could be selling the razors at a loss, and making up the shortage on the income from the blades - exactly what King Gillette started way back when. Where are you seeing otherwise?

Or is this a troll?

Sorry, but you're going to have to back that argument up with some facts. When has this happened?

You should follow the thread. My point is that this DOES NOT happen because the company patented the idea. My point said, in my original post, was that patents allow the company to make money off of their invention. If they could not patent it, then this COULD and probably WOULD happen through reverse engineering and therefore other people would be able to rip off the technology and that company would not be able to make an income from it.

Look at the Mach 3 razor

And btw, look at the Gillette box next time you head to wallmart. The Mach 3 is "patent pending" last time I checked. BTW, check out this Gillette page and notice the use of the word "patent" in (clause below). It also shows that is IS NOT the ONLY triple-blade razor, but the FIRST (because they did not patent the triple-blade feature... but just read...)

The Gillette Mach3, the first triple-blade razor, is the most technologically advanced shaving system in the world.

Three independently suspended blades, each equipped with patented DLC(TM) comfort edges, give you the cleanest and smoothest shave you've ever experienced. Not only will your shave be more comfortable, you'll also be able to shave closer in fewer strokes, with less skin irritation -- especially in the sensitive neck area.

So, as you can see, the Mach 3 has patented technology.

Companies like IBM, AT&T and Xerox spent billions on research and development, yet their ideas were publicly available and by your argument should have gone out of business.

IBM, AT&T, and Xerox all own their share of patents. For every 1 thing they did not patent, they had 10 that they did! You think IBM is the #1 seller of mainframe equipment because they told everyone HOW they are able to get 64,000 Linux-based LPARs on their 32 processor S/390's? (No one else can do this!) You think Xerox told everyone how they developed their "photocopy" technology? But with AT&T and IBM, you're looking at 2 companies around for over 100 years. IBM made machines in early 1900s that were ALL patented and that's why they are so big now.

After software patents came in, innovation slowed down and you got things like Apple suing over "look and feel" and the DMCA bullshit that put Dmitry Skylarov in prison.

Again, if you followed the thread, I originally said that software patents are a problem and need to be resolved, but this doesn't mean the system is broken. As for Dmitry and the DMCA, this has NOTHING TO DO WITH THE PATENT SYSTEM! the DMCA is about COPYRIGHTS and CRACKING ENCRYPTION WHICH DOES NOT NECESSARILY HAVE TO DO WITH PATENTS!

You're a patent troll apologist and you make me nauseous. Next time, back up your flights of fancy with some real world examples and I'll take you seriously.

Any decent arguement you made was lost when you insulted me. I would also have you know that my examples, such as Sony's Trinitron technology, was a perfect example of a situation that was NOT pulled out of my ass. The example I gave was a response to how technology is stiffled by patents, which is OBVIOUSLY not true because if it was we wouldn't be sitting in front of our new LCD panels which are obviously better than a Trinitron tube (at least, those of us that have them wouldn't be).

The article mentions that in 1950, most people were using "safety razors". I'm not sure if he meant ones like this or this. Either way, most people today usually use cheap disposable razors or electric ones.

I guess he never predicted what a revolution the Mach 3 disposable razor would be.

The article mentions that in 1950, most people were using "safety razors". I'm not sure if he meant ones like this or this. Either way, most people today usually use cheap disposable razors or electric ones.

I guess he never predicted what a revolution the Mach 3 disposable razor would be.