Profitability Debate

This cluster centers on discussions questioning, defending, or analyzing the profitability of businesses, products, or strategies, often debating profit margins, incentives, and paths to financial viability.

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Sample Comments

pmiller2 Sep 3, 2017 View on HN

Where's the profit in that?

Chronic31 May 29, 2015 View on HN

What makes you think it is profitable?

hellothere1337 May 7, 2021 View on HN

Why, its profitable isn't it good sir?

nerdponx Jul 5, 2018 View on HN

Sounds like that's about profit to me.

noitsnot Apr 6, 2018 View on HN

Profit is what matters. I imagine it's pretty large also.

dexterdog May 23, 2017 View on HN

Who's to say there was a profit?

cossatot May 12, 2016 View on HN

Ideally there would be profits...

jbyers Oct 10, 2009 View on HN

Profitable in this context being defined as what?

derrickdirge Jan 14, 2016 View on HN

Sorry, but there's profit to be had.

xtractinator Jun 13, 2012 View on HN

There's many ways to turn a profit.