I agree. In fact, this article reminded me of hospitals that are using carrier pigeons to transport blood samples to a lab for analysis. So why not using drones instead for this kind of tasks? The Amazon announcement may be in part a publicity stunt, but I do not think it is a hoax. This is a viable business. The only question is how much time the FAA will need to create the necessary regulation to allow it. 5 years is a relatively short time for that, but for very small drones carrying little packages (i.e. less than 100g), that may be sooner than we expect.
Most game consoles (and especially Xbox 360 and PS3) are sold under their factory cost, so cloning them is not really interesting, as you compete with hardware which is outrageously cheap to begin with. Obsolete consoles are cloned because it is the only way to get a new one. Manufacturers want to clone Macs and Mainframes because those are sold with comfortable margins, so making and selling a cheaper version of them is possible, while still making good money.
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I agree. In fact, this article reminded me of hospitals that are using carrier pigeons to transport blood samples to a lab for analysis. So why not using drones instead for this kind of tasks? The Amazon announcement may be in part a publicity stunt, but I do not think it is a hoax. This is a viable business. The only question is how much time the FAA will need to create the necessary regulation to allow it. 5 years is a relatively short time for that, but for very small drones carrying little packages (i.e. less than 100g), that may be sooner than we expect.
Most game consoles (and especially Xbox 360 and PS3) are sold under their factory cost, so cloning them is not really interesting, as you compete with hardware which is outrageously cheap to begin with. Obsolete consoles are cloned because it is the only way to get a new one. Manufacturers want to clone Macs and Mainframes because those are sold with comfortable margins, so making and selling a cheaper version of them is possible, while still making good money.