OK, so maybe this isn't an earth-shattering (no pun intended) business issue. I still found it interesting.
It's not often that the solar system loses a whole planet, but it did just that Thursday, when the International Astronomical Union meeting in Prague changed the definition of a planet to exclude Pluto, dropping the count of official planets from nine to eight.
I think they should have considered another planet.
Of course I'm talking about Uranus.
See what I mean. Come on. it's hard not to smirk, even if you're over the age of 8.
But there are business ramifications.
Affected by the move are stacks of school textbooks, diner place mats, bedroom posters, computer software, glow-in-the-dark mobiles, encyclopedias and entire museum exhibits depicting the now-obsolete nine-planet solar system.
Seriously, think about it.
PhysLINK, a Long Beach, Calif.-based Web site, stocks about 45 product models that label Pluto as a planet, including books, posters, and mechanical planetarium toys. When asked how he plans to get rid of or make up for the cost of this obsolete inventory, the site's owner, Anton Skorucak, says he expects a surge in customers who want to invest in the products' limited-edition nature.
OK, don't think about it too long. I think old Anton is putting a good face on things.
What's a solar system to do?
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