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After seven years of post-graduate training at the finest school for burglars, would somebody please arrange to release him in Seattle and point him in the general direction of Billionare Bill's home?
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AAPL's stock is screaming up. Samsung and Apple have too much to lose if Apple wins big and mortally wounds Samsung. A settlement is always preferable in these kinds of civil cases. The issues are resolved, confidentiality can be made mandatory (ve…
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No. The judge is managing a trial. The length of the trial was part of a scheduling order that is the product of the parties and the Judge's determination at the beginning of the case. It can be (and, was) modified during the discovery and post Su…
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vvswarup wrote: » I think people are confusing tax evasion with tax avoidance. If Apple were moving earned profits overseas out of the US, that would be tax evasion, which is illegal. What Apple is doing is refusing to repatriate profits that were…
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philster1919 wrote: » haha - this would be hilarious if there weren't so much at stake. the story is about apple exploiting tax loopholes in order to avoid paying the tax that they would otherwise be required to pay in order to help the local e…
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robin hood wrote: » I also run a company in Ireland. Does that mean I am also exploiting a tax loophole by paying Irish tax? Or is it ok for me to do so, but not ok for Apple? Comparing Apples & Oranges 'hood. Sloppy. Not much of a shock…
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What? You don't grasp that allowing a free riders to exploit the best nation to operate from is a bad result? That's the real short version. Taxes are part of the deal. They were at the beginning and they still are. Free riders destroy the cradle…
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iansilv wrote: » I honestly believe that these companies should be allowed to bring the money in to the United States, tax free, if it is for capital expenditures- like factories, buildings, stuff like that. Can someone tell me why this would be b…
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sflocal wrote: » Riiight... This kind of violation of a NDA/developer's contract calls for Mr. Job's thermonuclear war response. Sue the company and the principals Into bankruptcy and then grind each and every individual into poverty and s…
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charlituna wrote: » So my iPhone, which is linked to my number, goes missing. I can block that device (the linkage proving my authority over it) while keeping my number open to be used in another device. Great. Until my missing iPhone is unlocked…
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How about a command to short the battery to ground and burn the phone/tablet into molten glass, plastic and silicon? I had a 3GS stolen and was able to see the phone traveling down the I-10. Trigger the meltdown and then wonder how the thief would…
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johndoe98 wrote: » Doesn't iPhoto's Journals accomplish what Galleries did? As for iDisk, I agree some kind of replacement would be nice, but I think we will have to make do with the iCloud stuff given in ML, or simply use DropBox. I had six fa…
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hjb wrote: » According to Bloomberg Business Week, the Judge Koh said in the ruling that “As Samsung itself concedes, the injunction will cause Samsung minimal harm because it has other tablet products on the market,” So, the Judge acknowl…
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"Apple wrote: [" url="/t/151042/italy-threatens-to-suspend-apple-operations-in-warranty-dispute#post_2138618"] You just gave me a link that is 955 pages long. I'm going to pass on reading it, because it doesn't really concern me too much, as …
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christophb wrote: » But I don't want a 2 year warranty. I replace my phone each year, tablet each year, laptop each year(ish). Putting up money for a warranty for the 2nd year of ownership at the day of purchase is a waste of MY money. And I'd …
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"Apple wrote: [" url="/t/151042/italy-threatens-to-suspend-apple-operations-in-warranty-dispute#post_2138603"] As far as the first one goes, people will have no choice anymore, otherwise they will be taxed/fined, in the US that is. Try readin…
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The deceptive practice is selling the AppleCare warranty package where consumer protection laws in the E.U. mandate product warranties. Ultimately, Apple will have to comply with the consumer protection laws and either cease offering AppleCare or…
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gatorguy wrote: » I'm just as surprised that Apple's smartphone marketshare isn't higher than it is. They have a first mover advantage, great design, excellent vertical integration with their other products, incredibly effective marketing, smart a…
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chris_ca wrote: » Yeah, isn't that what I wrote? GadgetCanada indicated that simply by posting a bond, it cost Apple $2.6 million. Apple does not incur a significant "cost" by merely posting the bond. Apple loses (experiences a cost) the inve…
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A judge can always reconsider a prior ruling. A case can be made that material facts were absent from the first interlocutory appeal of the injunction ruling. Clearly, finality is a fleeting pursuit. I stand by my statement of the posture and r…