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I really dig this setup -- Apple the 64-bit Superman or Ninja Warrior fending off all attacks, alongside the 8-bit Nintendo or Atari cartoonish pencil-neck geek wimps bowing to the superior force.
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Does this mean Java is next ?! Oh goody if so !?
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How this meme may eventually turn out reminds me of the play-on-words highlighted in the 70s by British folkies The Dransfield brothers, with an album entitled "Popular to Contrary Belief".
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Both 4K / UltraHD and H.265 hardware decode-ready, presumably, via a Broadcom BCM7445 chip or the like. Not mentioned at AppleInsider in a while; be sure to look for such in the teardown. Of course the wireless bandwidth for 4K even with H.265 …
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On the concall, TC discussed that since the buyback program unfolds over time, the average re-purchase price would be reported at the program's end, as if it were executed by "dollar cost averaging". Perhaps this has gone out of style, but can't App…
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Over time, the federal government gets a higher cut anyway, via dividend paybacks (15-39.3%), capital gains (15%+ AMT), estate tax, etc. Even heirs of folks who die with their stock, as Jobs did with AAPL and DIS, triggering a "step-up" basis…
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Audio volume fluctuations highly correlated with a WiFi update? Hmmm ... maybe they switched from frequency modulation (FM) to amplitude modulation (AM) for router-to-computer radio signaling. Ha, just kidding! Or, how about phase interference …
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Downside to 'applesupertramps' mutation of the Einhorn proposal -- a sudden huge cash dividend like that would create a tax nightmare for many. When holding AAPL in a taxable account (even if classified as a "qualified dividend") this could…
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Good to hear from Art, such a key player at both Genentech and Apple. Because he was so inspirational at Genentech, both as a bench scientist and as CEO, Dr. Levinson would actually make for a fantastic Apple CEO if, ahem, something were to …
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FYI, for those with a Discover credit card, shopping at Apple Store may the least expensive, at least for today. In addition to the 5% discount for online shopping until Dec. 31 using the card, there is an additional 5% stackable bonus fo…
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apple's new maps are mighty fine -- recently flew blind thru heavy s.f. traffic to get from the hardly strictly bluegrass fest to a berkeley venue, competitively and ultimately much better than the frozen-in-time prius nav system. this article conf…
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As well, for California residents at least, Amazon does not collect state sales tax until September 15, which can save up to 9.75%. MacMall collects CA tax.
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[In reply to first-time poster mandybrigwell] Quote: Originally Posted by mandybrigwell I see what you did there. Judge Lucy Koh -> Kohrea. Clever, but misspelt. You're going to have to work harder for a c…
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[dead head ed had edited it]
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Quote: Originally Posted by icoco3 To this day, I do not see how in the world a patent royalty can be charged against a finished product. It should be applied to whoever makes the actual chip that is bought and placed into a product.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by waldobushman Great point. Given the importance Apple places on names, I suspect they purchased "iPad" among many other potential names without knowing at the time what name Steve Jobs was going to go with. We should al…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jd_in_sb In the 1960's Disney bought 20,000 acres of land in Florida (through a differently-named business entity) that became Disneyworld. They used a different business entity to prevent land owners from jacking up t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Macky the Macky I am often blown away by the advances of the last 50 years Hey grampa, I'm just blown away by advances of the last 35 years! Although, without looking at the patents, I'm only vaguely aware of wh…
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Does gyro-aided image stabilization work with still photographs or just video?