Beware: Don’t Push that Button

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While some thought this was an April Fool’s joke, Amazon assured them that the new Dash Button is a serious device to buy that one item that you always need!

Questions:
1. Approximately how many brands and how many devices does Amazon have on dash buttons?
2. What are the charges associated with a Dash button?
3. What are the risks of the Dash Button?
4. Would you use it? Why or why not?

Source:
Wingfield, N. More Brands Mean Many More Buttons for Quirky Amazon Service. The New York Times, March 31 (Retrievable online at http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/01/technology/amazon-widens-its-push-button-e-commerce-horizons.html)

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