Posts by macaholic_1948

Quote:Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton Well, that's the thing. Samsung isn't preening over "Samsung Maps"--there's no such thing. They really have nothing to do with Google Maps, and if Google Maps comes to iOS 6 as a free app,...

I wonder if Samsung is also honest enough to point out that Google has problems with its maps as well, as has been said by the Australian police.

Quote:Originally Posted by GTR Ignoring and/or missing the start of the MP3 player market didn't work out so bad for Apple... Like I said, "legitimate opportunity." Part of the trick to managing well is to know what to do. That we...

Quote:Originally Posted by darkpaw @solipsismx Nah, you're not missing anything. Instagram (Facebook, really) think it's "a better experience" to view an Instagram image on the instagram website. To my mind, it's a frikkin' image. I...

FWIW One minute ago I was able to create a photograph in Instagram and post it to Instagram then turn around and select that photograph and share it back to Twitter, where it was visible, without any problem at all. Maybe that's a...

Focus is necessary but it can't be so narrow that legitimate opportunity and/or critical changes to the strategic environment are either ignored or missed altogether.

Quote:Originally Posted by rob53 Actually, a lot of companies try selling their main product at a loss while attempting to make a profit on accessories. Look at ink jet printers. I'm sure these make next to nothing while they...

Quote:Originally Posted by dasanman69 Then before anything Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft need to be taken to court because that's the same business MO they use for their gaming consoles, or it only matters when it affects Apple? Not...

Quote:Originally Posted by Mac_128 It's only monopolistic if they have a Monopoly, and they don't. Otherwise it's "healthy" competition as far as the government is concerned. I know it's widely believed that Amazon makes very little...

Quote:Originally Posted by Tallest Skil "It's not because Apple did it and they didn't and Apple is bad and price fixes books and Amazon is good." Reads like a five-year-old, dunnit? But hey, that's the argument.The two issues are...