From: J. R. Molloy (jr@shasta.com)
Date: Sat Nov 03 2001 - 07:36:10 MST
Money Manager favors Optimal Robotics
http://www.twst.com/notes/articles/nah504.html
what are some of the recent buys that you’ve made in the portfolio?
Mr. Villere: This goes back to our investment philosophy of purchasing
companies that are unique to their industries, hold patents, and dominate
their particular niche. At these prices we love a company called Optimal
Robotics (Nasdaq:OPMR). They have several products for self-checkout at
grocery stores. And more recently, their product has gone into home
improvement centers, and, soon to be announced, will go into drugstores. Much
like pay-at-the-pump gas stations and ATM machines for banks, their principal
product is the U-scan machine. It allows a shopper to get in and out of the
store much quicker, creating loyalty to the store and increasing overall
customer satisfaction.
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Useless hypotheses, etc.:
consciousness, phlogiston, philosophy, vitalism, mind, free will, qualia,
analog computing, cultural relativism, GAC, Cyc, Eliza, cryonics, individual
uniqueness, ego, human values, scientific relinquishment, malevolent AI
We move into a better future in proportion as science displaces superstition.
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