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thewhitefalcon wrote: » Of course. That doesn't make it valid. Dumping is something American companies use when they can't compete with a foreign competitor. Sometimes the charge is valid, sometimes (usually when used by the auto industry) it's…
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SpamSandwich wrote: » You've no proof of illegality occurring. I have no proof of a lot of things...such as your existence. Still, I'm entitled to have an opinion. And, even if a prosecutor brings a case, that in itself is not proof either. …
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SpamSandwich wrote: » How can it be either dumping or predatory pricing when no one wants the product? The fact that no one "wants the product" does not suddenly make illegal behavior legal.
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SpamSandwich wrote: » I could be wrong, but I think dumping charges in the US have only ever been applied to foreign companies, not other American companies. It's a political move to protect one's own markets. Possibly. But, predatory pricing is …
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Gee. And here I thought dumping (deliberately selling product below cost to undercut the competition) was illegal. Silly me. I'm glad the Justice Department sued Apple to protect us and authors in book pricing. I hope they sue Spple for its obviou…
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Dismal financial report. I wonder, though, did they take a write-off operating income to reflect recent litigation awards to Apple?
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ktappe wrote: » It would be nice if CurrentC got derailed, but I don't think it will for several reasons: 1) WalMart, the primary force behind it, tends to be stubborn. They will not give up easily. 2) There are signed contracts that need to…
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There is another benefit to ApplePay. Every swipe of your actual credit card appears as a notification on your phone (if set appropriately). This will help reduce fraud further by allowing detection of cloned credit cards. Also works with iTunes p…
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wings wrote: » "secure cloud-hosted network." Yeah, you know, like the one Target and Home Depot used. So once one server is hacked they get 50 million card numbers. Whereas they would have to hack 50 million separate iPhones to get the same re…
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sog35 wrote: » The CEO said that MCX will not store sensitive customer data within the application, and will instead save it on a "secure cloud-hosted network." Was that meant to be a joke? Of course not. Everything hosted on the Cloud is secu…
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I don't use a debit card because I don't want to expose my bank account to unwanted or erroneous transactions. Having a history of a) collecting personal data, b) not being able to protect that data and c) forcing me to allow direct access to my acc…
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Microsoft will probably offer this benefit soon, labeling it "Windows to the Future."
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gfacekilla wrote: » If the contract was "oppressive and burdensome", why the hell did they agree to the deal? I think it's safe to assume they had lawyers to advise them. Absolutely.
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emoeric87 wrote: » The simple truth is that it IS more distracting when the person isn't in the car with you. I don't know a single friend (or foe) riding in the car with me who wouldn't react to my obvious concern for traffic or other approaching…
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nolamacguy wrote: » incorrect. the cognitive load to work abstract processes or workflows (such as composing Facebook posts or emails) w/ a non-human is higher than simply having a conversation w/ a real person on the phone, which is likewise hi…
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trubador wrote: » I have three dogs, and yes the other two are both jealous. But in this particular pic, the Mrs. is showing cleavage. LOL Cleavage is an odd name for the dog. What do you call the other two?
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trubador wrote: » I think this is a great idea. I, too, also keep my desktop clear with just a couple icons in the far upper right column because I want to SEE the wallpaper I have on my computer screen (a picture of my wife and one of our dogs). …
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lawrance wrote: » I'd be more excited about this if weather / time widgets could be installed on the front page too. The standard clock app always displays the current time, down to the second.
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benjamin frost wrote: » Interesting. Tech companies are reinventing numbers. Microsoft went from 8 to 10. Apple went from 10.9 to 10.1. it is an ordinal number. You do know what that is. Don't you?