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0 pointspcthrowaway11y ago0 comments

Probably if it factors in how much R&D went into the DRM, the production price per unit increases. Nothing else about it is terribly complicated.

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nirvdrum11y ago

The Boston Globe Magazine had a pretty good piece on them a few years back. It was far easier to read in print, but I think this the article:

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/2011/0807/

Most of the R&D went into the cups themselves. Simple as they seem, it appears the company went through a lot of iterations to get the right gas mixture and volume right to have fresh coffee with long shelf-life.

rancur11y ago

if by right gas mixture you mean 100% nitrogen, it's inert, and is used in tires and bags of chips. When the bags of chips are opened, however, the other special ingredient 'crisp' that they put in escapes

nirvdrum11y ago

That's not what I meant.

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annnnd11y ago

Direct link: http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/08/07/the_insid...

EDIT: single page.

nirvdrum11y ago

Thanks for the direct link. I probably should have discovered that was an option.

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