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JWSC said: But attempting to collect taxes retroactively is terrible policy and is legally and ethically dodgy. If they demonstrate it was an illegal state aid, retroactive collection (without fines) is just the best case.
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Marvin said: Netflix found that H.265 offered better quality than VP9: http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Netflix-Finds-x265-20-More-Efficient-than-VP9-113346.aspx Actually things changed just a few mont…
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AppleInsider said: Citing pressure from HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly, Adobe has announced that it will end development and distribution of Flash Player at the end of 2020, and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content …
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First, Apple can design ARM cpu internally because of the architectural licenze with ARM, and needs a similar license from Imagination if wants to internally design a GPU compatible with previous SDKs and software. Designing a completely new GPU arc…
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This is a logical and expected move from Apple. It is not for saving a few millions in fees, it is just to have direct and exclusive control of a central part of the platform, the GPU, just like the made with the CPU. In fact it would be logical to …
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s said: i would like to know how/if google collets this info from apple uses?, is it only when google maps are open for iOS?, or does it get it from other apps? I think Google get this info from the same data used to estimate traffic on ro…
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jsmythe00 said: All that money and this is what they're accused for doing?!? Pay your damn employees! I can understand if these cases were isolated accidents but to lose a class action means this was likely systemic. Corporate greed has a s…
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sog35 said: Personally I always thought building a car was a stupid idea. Risks are massive. Margins are slim. Absolutely agree with you. And I would not underestimate also the manufacturing issue: large scale and custom duty are severe…
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blastdoor said: The more interesting question is -- how does TSMC's 10nm compare to Intel's 14nm? I haven't been able to find a clear answer to that question. In this table you can find an indirect comparison between TSMC and Intel tech…
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teejay2012 said: So now Ireland is asked to collect a corporate tax they do not want to collect and Apple does not want to pay, on behalf of countries in which Apple generates no corporate profit and have no investment in intellectual propert…
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ericthehalfbee said: Samsung IS NOT ALLOWED to make a forked version of Android, name it something else so customers don't expect to be able to run Android Apps on it, and sell it. AOSP minus Google services IS NOT the same as a forked ver…
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proline said: Apple's market share may not be big, but it is sure a hell of a lot bigger than Tesla's in pretty much every market Apple has attempted. And Apple has a huge influence over the design of non-Apple products in the markets they …
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In my opinion Cook should had managed in a completely different way: First, to admit that since they can do it, they have to do it because of judge order, even if they don't like it. Second, to immediately release an iOS update that prevent any futu…
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anantksundaram said: dougd said: How could they possibly install software on a locked phone ? This is an interesting question. I've been wondering the same. As far as I know, silent security updates do not need user approval.
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schlack said: I understand there are some near term drivers, such as keeping money oversees and taking advantage of current interest rates...but I wonder what some of the long term less obvious drivers are for Apple issuing bonds when they ar…
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"Despite massive buybacks, Apple still has a growing pile of cash" DED, you should be honest with investors. The truth is that Apple net assets (cash and investments excluded debts) are basically flat since 3 years (not piling at all). You know tha…
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entropys said: I struggle to understand the logic of such levies on hardware. In fact these levies are nonsense if you use logic reasoning. When music and movies were sold on physical support, it was easy for association to collect mone…
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solipsismy wrote: » The iPad might be Apple's most solid market category. It may have plateaued quickly, but that's only because it filled such a large and desolate void. I agree. In addition there is also a moderate "netbook effect": people wh…
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sog35 wrote: » The laptop is dying along with the older generation. I have a different view. Who really needed a laptop, still needs a laptop. It does not depend on the "generation". I think that laptop is dying (in terms of number of sales) be…
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linkman wrote: » Wall Street responds with "sell and short AAPL!" Amazon alternates between a slight profit and big losses yet the stock goes up. Because Amazon (at least in the past years) heavily re-invested almost all profits into expanding …