That's ok; people often use forums to let off steam.
I never posted that. You must have edited something that I said when you quoted something that I posted. I just reported you for it. This B.S. has gone on long enough. There was no need for you to even respond to me, but you did anyway. You totally blew this way out of proportion. Go find something better to do.
I said: "There can't be two technology companies both making products while both making money?"
Okay, you’re dead right; I apologize. My whole thing operates under the stipulation that ‘making products’ here refers to R&D put into a product and not wholesale theft of hardware or software, and I don’t think I clarified that anywhere yet. So with that in mind,
Looking at Apple and Microsoft (think ’96 onward), you see Apple making money on every device they sell and… Windows whoring itself out to Dell, Gateway, and whoever was still alive back in the ‘90s that I’ve forgotten. Back then we had Windows, OS X, and… not really anyone else. Sure, we have all the flavors of Linux, et. al. in the industry, but they inherently don’t make money.
But the biggest indicator shows up right now in phones. Apple, making products while making money on them, Samsung, wholesale stealing products but making money, rendering that money moot for the purpose of this argument, Microsoft, who made their own products for once in their existence but not making any money on them, and every other company in the industry, who, at least in the US, are ALL losing money.
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Now you're just being a jerk. Move along. Nothing to see here.
I'm being a jerk.
That's ok; people often use forums to let off steam.
Those are just names of companies. You didn't explain why there can't be more than one successful company in a market.
I’m not going to pretend that you need a picture drawn for you. No more handholding.
That's ok; people often use forums to let off steam.
I never posted that. You must have edited something that I said when you quoted something that I posted. I just reported you for it. This B.S. has gone on long enough. There was no need for you to even respond to me, but you did anyway. You totally blew this way out of proportion. Go find something better to do.
Sorry man.... I honestly have no idea what you were trying to say.
I said: "There can't be two technology companies both making products while both making money?"
And then you replied with: "Apple and Samsung... Apple and Microsoft"
I obviously need more handholding... because I don't understand that response.
Your posts are usually so well written and clear. You probably have a great point (as you normally do)
But this one has me stumped.
Again... sorry for not understanding.
Okay, you’re dead right; I apologize. My whole thing operates under the stipulation that ‘making products’ here refers to R&D put into a product and not wholesale theft of hardware or software, and I don’t think I clarified that anywhere yet. So with that in mind,
Looking at Apple and Microsoft (think ’96 onward), you see Apple making money on every device they sell and… Windows whoring itself out to Dell, Gateway, and whoever was still alive back in the ‘90s that I’ve forgotten. Back then we had Windows, OS X, and… not really anyone else. Sure, we have all the flavors of Linux, et. al. in the industry, but they inherently don’t make money.
But the biggest indicator shows up right now in phones. Apple, making products while making money on them, Samsung, wholesale stealing products but making money, rendering that money moot for the purpose of this argument, Microsoft, who made their own products for once in their existence but not making any money on them, and every other company in the industry, who, at least in the US, are ALL losing money.
I know there are other options I could list, but the world doesn’t care about what you know–just what you can remember at any given time.
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