Posts by shompa

Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton Sounds like tech billionaires have much in common. Makes me wonder what kinds of conversations Steve Ballmer had with Steve Jobs. Balle-mer is a genius. Apple invent IPhone. Google clones...

Bill philanthropy work is great. I respect that he is one of the few rich people who understand that they won't take the money with them into the grave. But. Bill stole this money from us, the consumer. MSFT have been guilty for...

Quote: Originally Posted by mdriftmeyer Personally, I think your comparison speaks volumes to your lack of differentiating between parties, but then again this isn't a damn Political Forum or it could get ugly, real fast. It's bad...

Quote: Originally Posted by tru_canuk Anybody who cleans up a messy or a trashed house with a flame thrower doesn't deserve to be 2nd worst president. They deserve to be the worst president. Besides Obama didn't clean up anything...

Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich I hesitate to mention that Steve once told Obama that he was headed for a "one term presidency", and the reasons that might happen are still in play. I personally think he's been one of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Right_said_fred So on average on everything it sells, 17% goes to Silicon? Since labor is so small, that seems rather low. On some previous breakdowns of iPhone for example, at $187 BOM, semiconductors seem...

Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton Who thought this day would come, back in 1996, when Apple was literally 90-days from bankruptcy? Here's to the crazy ones, indeed. The dreamers and the doers. But you forget: Apple is...

Quote: Originally Posted by I am a Zither Zather Zuzz Does Apple now have enough power to insist that some percentage of the chips that it buys come from American fabs? Chips are on of the last remaining commodities that we manufacture...

Quote: Originally Posted by Galbi Key term: "BUYING" Of all those listed, only Samsung manufacturers their own semiconductors. Therefore, it doesnt need to BUY as much as others to satisfy its own demands. If...

Just suggesting that other countries have more skill to produce stuff then other countries is plain racism. Its ok as long as the racism is against "western" countries. There is nothing that the chinese can manufacture that...