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Those questioning the Walmart inclusion probably don't "get" Walmart. Walmart is so radically different from every store that came before that it revolutionized retail. Walmart's use of data and its relationship with its partners "changed everythi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppeX Nope. Penicillin (read antibiotics) is number one. Penicillin was discovered 86 years ago, so it (just barely) missed the cut.
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ochyming wrote: » Tolerant is not the word. Intelligent, is the word. We live in an age of science reasoning. Tolerant sounds patronising. I have n o right in dictating how anyones should live their live. What is liberty after all? With…
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Quote: Originally Posted by prokip Mikey, It is important that your readers understand that anti-trust is translated anti-monopoly in most other jurisdictions in the world. Anti-trust laws exist to stop companies using their market power as …
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Quote: Originally Posted by joshuarayer You did see his "/s" indicating sarcasm right? Right, but his comment was a positive one ("what a class act") and therefore the /s meant that he didn't mean it. Unless this was a case of double rev…
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"Plaintiffs allege Apple sought to create a monopoly by creating a closed ecosystem with FairPlay digital rights management (DRM), the iPod and the iTunes Music Store." This is the part of anti-trust law that is really annoying. It's such a squis…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 I see that Steve took a lesson from Ronald Reagan. Maybe Steve have alzheimer's like Reagan and really could not remember. This is the key part of this case Give me a break. If you asked me a bunch o…
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How bizarre that Apple, on one hand, took a heavy handed approach and said "hey knuckleheads, every song will be song for 99c, join us on iTunes if you want, or done." And with books they took exactly the opposite approach by saying "we won't to be…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pazuzu And those terms were unreasonable and monopolistic. Next? This is the reason people hate and leave Apple - not overpriced products (which I disagree with) but being trapped by the content they paid for. E…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismY Bullshit! For so many reasons. If nothing else, tripling the $350M figure that the plaintiff pulled out of thin air to sound impressive makes no sense. Actual damages are likely to be zero, but theoreti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ A three month low? That's not accurate. The lowest AAPL went today was $111.27 during the flash crash, and the lowest AAPL has been in the past three months was $95.95 around the middle of October. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by pazuzu The Apple deal(?) is $350 and then you will spend another $50 withyour gift card for iTunes, Apps or Books that you may never wanted in the first place just to get rid of it. Whether I give it to someone …
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The best deal for iPad mini 2s was from Apple's own stores (and Web site). 32GB and a $50 iTunes gift card for $350 = $300 + tax (and free engraving).
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It's not obvious that this project is "troubled" at all. I get the sense that the vast majority of potential movies go through these sorts of fits and starts as they try to nail down the details. There are probably hundreds of proto-movies going…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TeaEarleGreyHot Apple can call it anything they want, but that doesn't make it so. At least not IMO. Words evolve. "A campus is traditionally the land on which a college or university and related institutiona…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GadgetCanadaV2 Yes....because they OWE me a job (/rolls eyes) Entitled much? You know that billionaires only hire people because they like you right? It's all charity and kindness.
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"Employees holding skill positions at tech companies like Apple are widely considered to garner lopsided salaries compared to contract workers who perform menial duties, such as security guards." Huh, people with valuable, uncommon skills make mor…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil If Apple’s mistreating them, they’re mistreating them. If they’re not, these guys need to be punished. I tend to believe that Apple isn’t. Push hard enough and Apple will switch to automated security. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bdkennedy1 Apparently, almost everyone that wanted a tablet bought one and didn't see the need to buy a second one for several years. Right. My household of 4 has 4 iPads, and more iPhones and iPod touches than we …
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Quote: Originally Posted by fallenjt Cheap very cheap BS. Apple employees (at HQ, not talking about retail drones, since you specifically tied this to SF real estate) are almost certainly among the top 20% (probably top 5%) of salaried emp…