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Gigachadtoday at 12:33 AM1 replyview on HN

Because they don’t have the source images. If they just used scans, the text would be fuzzy when reprinted. So they are converting it back to text in editing so it can print perfectly. Aside from some mistakes in the OCR.

As well as the fact they have already done well enough to fool almost all buyers.


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trollbridgetoday at 12:54 AM

Any competent graphic designer can do this. I think it’s a lack of effort because… they don’t need to spend the extra $100.