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Quote: Originally Posted by pazuzu I "ignore" the facts because more people listen to music than read books. Besides how would you have read an eBook back then- flipping pages on your laptop? MP3 players were long out before the iPod. What de…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pazuzu I believe Amazon gave us cheap eBooks to drive Kindle sales and Apple gave us cheap eMusic to drive iPod sales. Both were shrewd and looking out for their bottom line and both were embraced by the consumer f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pazuzu Freedom isn't free. And how was making me pay more for a eBook actually better? When Amazon start selling music against Apple's monopoly they actually charged less not more. And this was when Apple's iTunes…
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Quote: Originally Posted by thataveragejoe Step 1: That money is already gone, meaningless in terms of investing, makes for good fodder only. Is it though? Shouldn't the company have to do a write-down just like Blackberry or Microsoft d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 4 inches with a widescreen aspect ratio is an incredibly small screen compared to ANY of the competitors top-tier phones. And you know it. I wasn't commenting on whether 4 inches is big enough. All I …
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 why Steve was alive there was really no demand for smaller tablets. Bottom line is even an IDIOT could see the benefits of a bigger screen once the Galaxy S2 came out THREE FRIKEN YEARS AGO. Yet Apple sti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 not joking. Apple is entering a new era that needs a CEO with vision and mojo. Something Cook is missing. If Cook had vision he would have clearly seen the need for a larger screen phone. Bad enough he d…
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dasanman69 wrote: » Or it could be a ruse. They call it guidance because they are guiding shareholders. If it was found to be an intentional "ruse" as you suggest I'm sure they could be sued by their shareholder.
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Apple beat top and bottom line analyst estimates. If like all the other tech companies Apple refused to report sales figures no one would have known what the sales makeup was. Then the only news would be that Apple beat estimates. Why does Apple …
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itstheinternet wrote: » Quote: From what I read, this is the first veto in 26 years. Shockingly when it applies to an American company. I'm willing to believe it's not protectionism, but you're going to have to show me some strong evidence. the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ItsTheInternet Yes. When a boss vetoes a decision of a subordinate in extremely rare circumstances then I typically consider that protectionism. Because it couldn't be a boss who only gets involved when the fai…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ItsTheInternet Btw, trying to paint me as some biased anti Apple crusader is kinda silly. Why would I join and spend time trying to make nuanced posts etc if I was anti Apple? Surely I'd just be on some random Windows…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ItsTheInternet I am indeed. Apple refused to negotiate on reasonable terms and got slapped down. Obama protected them. It's not much more complex than that. Well, this clearly shows that you're not coming at …
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Quote: Originally Posted by ItsTheInternet That simple really, I don't think anyone is helped by incorrect facts, it just convinces people here that the government is anti Apple when in fact they have previously protected Apple from an inte…
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itstheinternet wrote: » You call it 'restraint of trade' but I looked into this and there's literally no evidence to support that whatsoever. Amazon sold loss-leaders, they did not operate at a loss entirely. Cote recognises this and states it exp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by d54664 Not I that I really care how the government of this banana-republic is set up, but yes I am aware of this. Maybe some people associated with US government are not yet brainwashed iSheep, or maybe the whole…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ItsTheInternet I'm actually from England, North West England to be more precise. Here a Corporation is a distinct legal entity, but it does not have rights akin to a person. The whole situation in the US with peopl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by d54664 Who is surprised at this? In the end, US government will always come to Apple's aid and overturn any court case which go against the patent-trolling fruit company. Are you unaware that the DoJ is part of…
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Quote: Originally Posted by DarkLite But her pre-trial opinion was based on pre-trial evidence submitted by involved parties. If you're not allowed to form a preliminary opinion based on pre-trial evidence, then what is it even there for? If y…
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Quote:Originally Posted by ItsTheInternet She did indeed say this, because Apple asked her for a pre-trial opinion. This isn't really 'unusual'. She was allowed to preside over the trial because asking for a preliminary view is very common, it al…