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Quote: Originally Posted by realwarder That was the problem though. By the publishers changing the model to 'set prices for other outlets' (i.e. define the actual selling price), that prevented Amazon from selling below the publishers price. So…
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Quote: Originally Posted by realwarder Rather than letting the market sort itself out, Apple worked with publishers to make book pricing more expensive by denying Amazon the ability to sell books at the prices it wanted to. Sounds antitrust pr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy What evidence do you have that's what they do? My understanding is that Google does the ad placements, with the data itself allowing for targeted ads never leaving their control. That's why they're valuable to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Your browsing habits won't be any more safe from prying eyes than they are now with every other tablet and smartphone. Everyone wants to know who you are, where you are and your interests. There's no exception…
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They can sell a lot of units at the $199 price point. Good for them. But, if as reported, Amazon sells their Kindle at a loss, does Google really expect to sell theirs at a profit? Volume unit sales mean nothing if they sell every unit at a loss. An…
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Larry Page out does Steve Jobs in one thing: arrogance. And, at least Jobs had the chops to back it up while, at the same time, not being dishonest with his customers.
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This is the equivalent of (take your pick): the whiny kid taking his ball and going home because he could not control the game or Lucy telling Charlie Brown to kick the football and then pulling it back as he tries to kick the ball. I suspect th…
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Grobler has one problem. Just one. Prior art. It's so obvious that I'm surprised mo one has noted it yet. There is prior art. He claims Apple (and Sony) are making money off of his work yet there is very likely to be prior existing art. Apple's iTu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Others have worked to bring the focus back on the plight of the workers, dismissing Daisey's inaccuracies as irrelevant to the issue of alleged labor abuses at Foxconn and other manufacturers in China. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by 2oh1 A quote from Ira Glass' blog: "On this week's episode of This American Life, we will devote the entire hour to detailing the errors in 'Mr. Daisey Goes to the Apple Factory.'" That's what I call being a class a…
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A lie is a lie is a lie. Presented in the context if a news program, such a lie is reprehensible. Whether Daisey is willing to admit it or not, he represented his lies as truths to people whose job was to vette his claims. Sorry or not, he lied abou…
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Gee. Why let facts get in the way of a good, emotional argument in an attempt to tear down someone successful! Get Apple.
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I don't know of anything in Google's rollout other than they are paying for it. From what can be determined, there is nothing propriatary about it. It's just standard stuff. Didn't you know? Fibre is the ju…
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Google brand? You mean the one that is gaining a reputation for dishonesty, intellectual property theft, and prying into our personal lives? Good luck with that!
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Nothing like trying to legislate perfection.
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Quote: Originally Posted by I am a Zither Zather Zuzz Guess again. You need not assume anything like that. Oh. But I must. I must.
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Quote: Originally Posted by I am a Zither Zather Zuzz Unless you assume that each and every one of those suits is frivolous, you must conclude that Apple steals IP from other companies. Not true. Whether or not it is theft is far more complex …
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Quote: Originally Posted by I am a Zither Zather Zuzz Unless each and every one of those lawsuits is frivolous, we can conclude that Apple steals IP from other companies. Yeah. Because no lawsuit I'd ever frivolous or baseless. Just like no co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy It is not. Please show a link/citation showing Qualcomm bases it's royalty on just the chip price as evidence for your claim. I've given you a link in post 22, with the same royalty rate being repeated in LESI…