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Quote: Originally Posted by tmay Apple doesn't "simply outsource" manufacturing; they are intimately involved in developing the process and often procuring and implementing equipment and tooling to provide to the contract manufacturer. I ne…
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Quote: Originally Posted by eightzero I do see some sort of reckoning coming. Google doesn't actually make anything, and yet are one of the most lucrative corporations on the planet. Still, banks and financial institutions were established centu…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon Corporate pride. Intel doesn't want to fab someone else's designs. That may have been the case in the past, but Intel has been chasing the custom foundry market recently. They are still in early d…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 No doubt private shares would not be as liquid as public shares. But as a long term investor I see that as a positive. It would minimize or eliminate all the computer trading, day traders, and option trader…
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Quote: Originally Posted by sog35 I'm not sure how it would work either. I don't think any company has done it before. What I'm saying is Apple can give all the shareholders an option to either: A. Sell their shares at a significant prem…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rogifan I believe it was Bill Gates that said Internet wasn't even in the top five list of things Africa needs. I think I will trust him over others whose business success is predicated on everyone accessing the Inte…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prince Brian Thats not national news. Thats a google search for the subject at hand- which returns a bunch of blogs. YOU know how to search for that. I know how to search for that. But the everyday person does not …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Prince Brian Let's put this into perspective. The population of North America is about 565 million. That means if an attack were to kick off, EVERY Andriod handset in the Western Hemisphere would be compromised! Why …
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Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips No way José! I always cut off any of Parallel's sharing with Mac in setup. Who on earth would want anything in Windows having access to OS X drives or your Mac in general? The great thing about running V…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum FWIW, 2 of the tiny remote sensors retail for $79 (including stand, casing, battery, packaging, etc.) -- So how costly can the WiFi chips be? I'd guess cost is only part of the equation. From what I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TheWhiteFalcon R&D computers shouldn't be accessible from the Internet, or even on other parts of the network. Common sense security measures. From a security standpoint, having all computers air gapped (physi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram I don't understand this story at all. What exactly is a 'watering hole' tactic? The 'watering hole' tactic is to place code in a legitimate website that people in your targeted organization may v…
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Quote: Originally Posted by knowitall Your quite right, but not entirely so, Apple had a hand in that too. I think Apple helped form ARM, but the original ARM ISA (and first couple of chip core designs) were done by Acorn (British).
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Quote: Originally Posted by Rmb0037 The American people, apple's loyal customers, are deeming it offensive. I don't agree with this analysis. There has been a huge backlash against a state government flying the flag and giving the appearan…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Eriamjh Why? Because is not good enough. Porting an OS to a different platform is a good way to really understand that platform. There might be a very specific tool this person needed to use the older OS, but I'm …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 Well, learn new things every day, yeah why would I use this since most places who I place orders with send me emails when it ships, and msot all provide tracking information. Why install something that tr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 I did not know the NSA was also known as slice intelligence. They are now reading everyone's emails and providing market intelligence on what people are buying. Really I want to know how this company is …
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Quote: Originally Posted by gregquinn I'd like to see iPhones destined for US market assembled in the US. And yes, I would be prepared to pay more. I wouldn't be against US assembly, but I'm not sure it matters much. The final assembly is a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark Fair enough. And my comment was geared towards unlimited apps running simultaneously. There has to be a limit. Perhaps not 2 but definitely < 10. That makes sense. From an OS / processing perspective…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jungmark But an iPad isn't a laptop replacement for "power" users. Currently, no. But with some changes (bigger screen, split screen) it could satisfy at least some 'power' users. For me, I do a lot of code d…