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Looks like Apple's worst day was half the wait of Time Warner on a weekday evening, considerably better than VeriSign, and way better than my post-ACA Attempts to call Aetna, on whom I have to just give up half the time. Apple could probably run c…
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mdriftmeyer wrote: » Offer, no offer, still bankrupt in the next 12-18 months. Whether from Apple and/or Google this solution is going to get consumed by the big players. Or be the object of a bidding war. The credit card processors don't have …
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For retailers that tend to use Square, ApplePay is not available until the processors build out that option and get real about contact less payment, and the pace of advancement by the processing industry is glacial at best. Square may find a huge m…
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genovelle wrote: » I kind of felt that way about the stream. The last two or three events have been streamed with no issues at all. Then there is a failure but only on the website. The stream worked perfectly on Apple TVs. Maybe They should hav…
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In general, if you have some sort of data and a backup, and you erase the data, you no longer have a backup. You have a single un verified copy. I would always have two backups, and see the backup restored, before erasing the data. Phone, compute…
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dewme wrote: » I agree that this would have been a cleaner implementation rather than showing it as already purchased. Perhaps this has something to do with the accounting model Apple is using to pay U2 for the right to give away a finite (but s…
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Not a bad deal. Maybe a little more, but you're paying $480 per phone less some discount on present value, albeit at near-zero current interest rates. For people with things to do in life besides shop for a phone and stand at a counter for an hour…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost I disagree. I think it looks huge and garish on Cook's wrist. I think I wouldn't buy it for style. Maybe there is some other reason to have one, or maybe there is some use case where you don't wea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by maxtosh BTW, the stock peaked at apple pay and has been dropping since the iWatch was revealed. I think a lot of people are nervous how this will fly. Actually, it outperformed the market at -0.38% vs Nasdaq at -0…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppeX The main iOS failures: - Missing true USB ports. Just connect a USB pendrive to share files. - Missing a decent file system (like the Mac has). Just connect a USB pendrive to see and share files. - Jailed.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum Is DDOS or DOS against the law? Yes
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Quote: Originally Posted by tyler82 impeach.now This man is a traitor to the constitution. No better than Bush and Cheney. The difference is that the Republicans are honest about their totalitarian ambitions. The Democrats are completel…
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"People buy Apple TV because they want to solve a problem %u2014 they want to get content from the small screen to the big screen," he said. This people wants to get content from the cloud to the screen. If it's on my pad, the viewing angle is wid…
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What Digitimes is saying is news to our Apple investment community, and is valid subject matter for AppleInsider. This is also another information morsel in the 5c versus 5s sales story, which runs to much more basic intel than simply whether a sp…
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I am desperately in need of a device I can look at while I catch my breath that will confirm that I have been exercising. I can just never be sure. I also find it difficult to gauge my overall calorie consumption. My (digital) scale is only accur…
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Quote: Originally Posted by 512ke I don't get to "delay" my income when reporting it to the IRS. Apple should report every cent of income in the quarter in which it is earned, period. That is their duty to their shareholders. Reporting 2013 i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by scottkatz Exactly, this is a revenue deferral. Use of the word "hiding" infers some nefarious scheme to hide money from shareholders or the government. Actually, it's the opposite of hiding. It is recognizing th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Danox Unless Apple was buying Tesla a big purchase makes no sense. I think Disney or Time Warner could be considered. Just sayin'
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Quote: Originally Posted by cnocbui Perhaps Lauren Jobs should write How does the commenter know Ms. Jobs' opinion? I concur that buying back shares at this price is a good use of free cash. I think most investors do. I hope the buyers …
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It is entirely possible that 5C sales have exceeded Apple projections. Has it occurred to any of these people that Apple would have ordered an excess over its actual projections for 5Cs if it had the lead time, knowing that it would prevent shortag…