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ANALyst are idiots. the 5C brings last year 5 with the usual $100 reduction, but with a much easier to manufacture (even if it is still very complex so costly) process. That means that margins will be better, both from usual repeat orders downcosts…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ascii TLDR: The OS-centric model has *not* gone away, there are just 3 of them now. "Lickspittle" - had to look that one up. I have a slightly different reading of history, based on the premise that "Software is h…
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Quote: Originally Posted by iRon man Don't forget Nokia has been a huge worldwide brand, and previous dominator of the low price market. The name is instantly known to most people, the only problem is that it is known as a big n…
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What is baffling is that i live in a country where agency model is mandated by law on books (this was done to put big & small retaillers on equal footing and forbid the big ones to use predatory pricing like amazon or our wallmarts equivalents).…
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dickprinter wrote: » I hope you didn't miss the paragraph in the article (above in bold) that states Firefox operates in the same way. Except that firefox allow you to set a master password, which google security theater chief said is usele…
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from the way highlights behave, dont seem to be injection molded but 3D printed with a FDM process. In which case, it is a fake. No way Apple use FDM process which is hobbyist/consumer grade (I know, i have one), they use either stereolithography …
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Woah, that is really pushing the sarcasm knob to eleven ! Now, what is strange is that so few pundits will do that. All the tech press should be out with pitchforks on the RT, but . . . nothing !
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Quote: Originally Posted by Richard Getz Really? That's what they are coming to the table with as a 'key component'? Ugh! With all these companies getting into the smart watch business, it seems like they will generat…
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Hmm, subcontractors expanding in their own brand is normal expansion once you are big enough. All the asians PC makers were once subcontractors. but that is a difficult step and few succeed. There is no evidence right now of anything foul, a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Taniwha I suspect that it is only on AI that anyone could seriously believe the 17.3 Billion bullshit. There has NEVER been a fine even remotely close to this in the EU in antitrust affairs. Dream on if you …
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the amount of idiocy sprout on this thread is amazing. the initial article was not good but the comments are worse. First it's not a law, but a proposal by the equivalent of a RIAA lobbyist for changes in anti-piracy laws. The report was ma…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Prices are the focus, but the pricing situation has been entirely misrepresented, and there were not "across the board" price increases as charged. Furthermore, while these regulator actions may resul…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy Unreal. Just unreal. I don't even know what to say anymore. Just mind-blowing how a blip of a rumor makes Apple sock plummet. Why the **** does this not happen to any other company? Because the …
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Porsche started the 911 in 1964. They still sell it under same name and never increased to 912. Is this a weak naming ? More the S models are indeed off year models, improved but sharing common design, which is an important setup cost reduction. T…
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quote : "The only real software exclusive Android has cornered the market on is malware." snarky. true but snarky.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nht Well sure...coordinating is a pain in the rear and having code for functionality you don't want leads to increased bloat and bugs. With your own dev team and your own codebase you don't need to g…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Vorsos The PC modding community snubbed this news, citing the lack of colored lights adorning the water-cooling system. They could not get authorization for that, in fear that the lights would be m…
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If you can get a bearing on at least 3 wifi base stations (2 would work but at precision loss) which are GPS positioned, you get a triangulation which can be very good, and it is not that much a strech to call that in-door GPS, as it is conceptual…
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I dont know about the South Korea one but France Brevets is not a patent troll in the sense they dont acquire patents in order to sue. It is the patent holders (IOW praticing entities and/or inventors) that ask the fund so that licensing revenues c…
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http://www.apple.com/uk/legal/statutory-warranty/ The 2 years EU Waranty is for defects already present at delivery and is a last seller waranty. In most countries the burden of proof that the defect was already there at delivery is on the customer…