You know,I thought there was a possibly an opportunity there to try and turn a pest into something that might be profitable."

VOA: standard.2010.02.07

Get those input costs down, something Apple might be able to do given its heft and weight in the marketplace, and voila, a nicely profitable opportunity.

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Where others saw only peril, Les saw profitable opportunity.

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