good feature here.
Dethroning King Gillette: Is iPod the Razor or the Blade?
By Robert X. Cringely
"
More than a century ago, King Gillette invented both the safety
razor and a new way of marketing consumer goods. Before Gillette, men
shaved with straight razors, which required skill to both make and use,
and lasted almost forever. Gillette's safety razor was mass-produced
and required little skill to make OR use, but couldn't be re-sharpened,
so the removable blades had to be discarded when they became dull..."