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She is my sister. Pervert... :D


Definitely it is a bug in the Wolfram Alpha.

Mathematically the correct answer is "Indeterminate" but parsing the statement in a computer science world, both results are correct.

The statement "10(0/0)" requires no reduction of equation. The statement will translated into "10 * ( 0 / 0 )" but the statement "X(Y/Y)" it requires reduction of equation into "X" therefor all you need is the value of X.


Did some computation here... In order for Shopify to break-even with his $100K, they need 4,167 ($100,000 / $24 per month membership fee ) new registered paid stores.

After that 2 months contest, MAYBE some of them will bail out with the membership.

At the end, this contest is a very good marketing strategy to pull-in new customer.

Nice job Shopify.


divide by 6 (the contest is six months, not 2). That means 833 people for six months, some of whom will become successful and keep doing it. Then there's a 2% transaction fee for the entry level shop. Then, some will choose premium plans.

If they even get 100 successful new businesses (that last two years and end up on the 60/month plan), they've paid it back with interest - the unsuccessful startups are just a little extra. (And, they get people who will use the service as customers and tell their friends!)


Wow.... Great website. - You can do this access Google Document - Create a new doc named it "My Personal Links" - Copy and paste the link into your "My Personal Links" - FREE!!!!!!


Errr.... I don't think that you got the service idea.


Nope you don't get my point. There is a lot of application out there that with the same service for FREE.


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