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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy Yep, yep, yep, yep, and yep. What you've seen are 5 posts on a single page from long term, quality posters who have expressed in no uncertain terms that they are fed up with this forum. I…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost Wow, low figures. From reading this forum, it sounded like Apple Pay was at 99% penetration. Judging by iTunes Radio, we can look forward to a rollout of Apple Pay in Europe by never. Well, th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Aussie fight! Quote: Originally Posted by GTR We don't fight here in Australia, We just don't throw shrimps on each other's BBQ's for a while. Yep, agree. We certainly aren't fighting. I ha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GTR Then feel free the 'Ignore' feature. Yep, sure. It doesn't change the fact that those words are already out there. It doesn't change or explain the motivation for having written them. For all of the well-reaso…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GTR But you didn't just not 'attack that person'. You supported them. So, I assume you approve of attempts to censor those with different opinions? With utmost respect, censorship has a place in the world. In t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy You could just have said "reality sucks" and be done with it. Yes, I could have, or could have said nothing at all, as could you. So here's the deal: I do, for the most part support Apple as a tech compan…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Entirely possible that by the time the implications of today's SCOTUS ruling play out that software patents such as these that simply involve 'computer methods" may no longer be patent-eligible or enforceabl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by gumbi Interesting - Apple laying the groundwork? The HTML5 player already works on Windows in IE11 - you know, an already released product... I mean Apple is cool and all - but... wow! Just say'n, I'm pretty s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Johnny Mozzarella Katie was at Apple for 18 years but she wasn't VP of Public Relations on day one. Katie worked her way up through the ranks because she was competent. Her competence in her role was one of many f…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Taniwha In my view you have a problem with your ethical position. But tell me .. where are lies and doublespeak acceptable, and where are they not ? Do you really build the expectation that companies like Apple MUST …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mpantone Good riddance, part of the Steve Jobs era that really deserves to be shown the door and handed her hat. She has been an unabashed, unapologetic and crushingly unconvincing liar on behalf of the company (p…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jpd514 This is really unfortunate these workers of Samsung died of cancer. Samsung has recognised its responsibility, they immediately took the necessary steps and this situation will not happen again. Families wil…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Not correct. Google didn't take the license that Sun offered. In hindsight probably pound foolish since it would have been only $100M. And right there is the whole of Google's modus operandi. They just re…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy What IP has Microsoft identified as being infringed by Android? Google says no Microsoft patents are infringed. AFAIK Microsoft has never offered any proof contrary to that. Not saying it might not be a pr…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy FWIW Google is hardly the first to raise the issue of de-facto standards. Back in 2006 Nokia submitted an amici-brief in the historical eBay-Merc case arguing that de-facto standard patents should be conside…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy In what way was Google hypocritical? Their argument on de-facto standards might not be legally supportable but I don't see the hypocrisy. Oh, Google are the champions of de-facto standards...as long as th…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Smallwheels This is old but it's a start for understanding how Windoz sort of works: "Why I Hate Microsoft" http://www.vanwensveen.nl/rants/microsoft/IhateMS.html . I didn't write this but I've read the whole thing…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikon133 Preinstalled, maybe (though I wouldn't mind if you share some info). But PCs are much easier to dual-boot (as long as they don't come with some sort of uEFI level OS lockdown, and I cannot recall seeing an…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikon133 Microsoft works with partners, too. Cannot recall they recently tried preventing them from creating dual-boot computers, or dropping support for non-Windows OSes. Obviously they didn't complain that this t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by appleisafruit This type of tax avoidance is enabled by moving the rights to intellectual property generated in Cupertino to an offshore tax haven. Subsequently the (large fraction) of sales and their profits ascribed…