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Post by orlon on Aug 4, 2015 10:59:56 GMT -5
Disingenuous? Meaning insincere, dishonest, untruthful, false, deceitful. Sorry if I came across like that patryn. I asked a question and you responded as if one would on the YMB. Dis-ingenuous as in lack of innocence or sophistication. You seem like a pretty seasoned investor in MNKD and have made several comments in the past about SNY which would lead me to believe that you know what diabetes drugs are SNY's portfolio. If you feel it was a personal attack to use that word, then by all means I apologize - I tend to be a word connoisseur and occasionally my sesquipedalian tendencies get me into trouble. I could make the same sort of veiled answer about me asking an innocent question but that would just further confound the issue and I would rather just have meaningful discourse so please accept my sincere apology if you were indeed ignorant of Apidra before reading this article. Not to belabor the point but my original post referenced the SA article by Mr. Johnstone. He acquired one month of AFREZZA while in the US for his use in Canada, AFREZZA is not available there. He noted in his article that he injected Apidra...yes I'm aware it is injectable, during mealtimes. Yes, I'm aware Apidra is a rapid acting insulin. His article was primarily written to share his experience about his one month 'experiment' with AFREZZA, nothing more, nothing less. He did note he would readily switch to AFREZZA if/when it becomes available in Canada. If you haven't read his article please do. My point was to simply point out that SNY produced the injectable Apidra and sold it worldwide, and marketed the inhaled AFREZZA in the US. I thank the board members who appeared willing to aid in my education? . I commend you on your wordsmithing, especially your last sentence:)
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Post by BlueCat on Aug 4, 2015 14:18:05 GMT -5
Standard business strategy - if you want to be a leader in your space, its ok to have some somewhat overlapping products. They still have to serve patients for whom Afrezza is not currently a recommended protocol - such as those with lung disease. And as noted - a little overlap, but significant differences still between them.
Best to have both the #1 and #2 choice (or whatever Aphidra is now … clearly Afrezza will be #1). You make money either way and claim the market share.
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Post by dreamboatcruise on Aug 4, 2015 16:01:21 GMT -5
Standard business strategy - if you want to be a leader in your space, its ok to have some somewhat overlapping products. They still have to serve patients for whom Afrezza is not currently a recommended protocol - such as those with lung disease. And as noted - a little overlap, but significant differences still between them. Best to have both the #1 and #2 choice (or whatever Aphidra is now … clearly Afrezza will be #1). You make money either way and claim the market share. Apidra... think that's #last. So they've got a chance to box the competition in by bracketing them with the best and worst performer in the category... now there's a clever strategy
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Post by mnholdem on Aug 4, 2015 17:27:42 GMT -5
Disingenuous? Meaning insincere, dishonest, untruthful, false, deceitful. Sorry if I came across like that patryn. I asked a question and you responded as if one would on the YMB. ....occasionally my sesquipedalian tendencies get me into trouble. Your what hurts? Before I look up that word to learn whether or not you have a thing for chameleons, I thought I'd add that I've read that Apidra, which has no superiority over Novolog or Humulog, apparently works well with insulin pumps and has found a niche there.
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Post by EveningOfTheDay on Aug 7, 2015 14:46:34 GMT -5
Dis-ingenuous as in lack of innocence or sophistication. You seem like a pretty seasoned investor in MNKD and have made several comments in the past about SNY which would lead me to believe that you know what diabetes drugs are SNY's portfolio. If you feel it was a personal attack to use that word, then by all means I apologize - I tend to be a word connoisseur and occasionally my sesquipedalian tendencies get me into trouble. I could make the same sort of veiled answer about me asking an innocent question but that would just further confound the issue and I would rather just have meaningful discourse so please accept my sincere apology if you were indeed ignorant of Apidra before reading this article. There seems to be quite a few people with hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia around here, perhaps you should stay away from such words. By the way, I generally enjoy your comments.
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