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[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 80 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)

Walgreens has them installed in 700 stores because a previous ceo signed a deal with a company that provided them.

The CEO of the company providing them? Was also a previous, different CEO of Walgreens. Sure looks like a buddy did another buddies startup a favor, likely for a kickback.

The current Walgreens CEO canceled them, and is being sued for it.

Its walgreens CEOs all the way down.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 8 months ago (1 children)

sounds about right, no one actually thinks this is a good idea, at least not after seeing one of them installed.

it's just money laundering or whatever the technically correct term is

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

aren't these the people who bought theranos crap too

[–] spujb@lemmy.cafe 2 points 8 months ago

as socrates once put it:

the meat riding is insane