Amazon is taking the long view on the Fire phone, despite poor early sales, a huge price cut and $83 million in surplus inventory that resulted in a $170 million charge for the excess hardware and supplier costs combined.
In addition, the Pentagon supplies surplus military hardware to police forces at virtually no cost.
A Pentagon programme that gives surplus military hardware to local law-enforcement agencies can make them seem like occupying armies rather than public servants.
Knocking off a mid- or low-level drug dealer did".Financial incentives also came through drug-war grants and, after the attacks of September 11th 2001, homeland-security grants that allowed police departments to buy surplus military hardware of dubious utility.
That included, according to Thompson, the reinstatement of the 1033 program, which allows local law enforcement to acquire surplus military hardware, including MRAP vehicles and bayonets.
Through the program, the police department has obtained a number of free surplus military hardware, including body armor, binoculars, riot helmets and training rifles.
But the 2011 GAO report warned that bulk buying could backfire on the Air Force, saying the "expected block buy may commit the government to buy more booster cores than it needs, and could result in a surplus of hardware requiring storage and potentially rework if stored for extended periods".
The Eden Bar is open Mon-Thurs 5pm-10pm and Fri-Sun 11am-10pm Walling audiophilesiles, artists, amateur inventors and sci-fi nerds: once you step into this emporium of surplus electronics and vintage hardware you may never escape.
Make your own attire, shop at hardware stores and military surplus for material.
These can be found at fabric stores, hardware stores, camping supply and military surplus stores, and in many hardware sections of discount stores like Wal-Mart.
