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• The republicans will never allow such a bill to pass; they get way too much money in "campaign contributions" and outright bribes to allow this.

  in US senators propose bill to require 'accurate 4G information for consumers' Comment by old-wiz October 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by cajun But the MacBook Air uses Intel chips! So, if Intel lowers the price of their chips, then the MacBook Air can go lower on price. Exactly what I was thinking - Apple buys chipsets from Intel. I wonder how muc…

  in PC makers want cheaper Intel chips to compete with Apple's Air pricing Comment by old-wiz September 2011
• can be in trouble anyway without the issues from the studios; the ISPs are definitely moving towards metered usage with low caps; the cablecos hate the streaming video since it replaces their much more expensive and profitable pay-per-view video on …

  in Netflix spins off its DVD-by-mail service as Qwikster Comment by old-wiz September 2011
• Unemployment is probably going to hit at least 15% next year as the Republican Congress cuts funding and jobs. These golden parachutes make me sick. Creepy rich people get richer while we struggle to pay our mortgage. And of course the parachut…

  in Motorola boss gets $66M golden parachute in Google purchase Comment by old-wiz September 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ I wonder how much Apple will pay the guy for the machine, or if they will threaten him and just try and take it back? Threaten him with arrest and prosecution for stolen property. They are unlikely to pay …

  in Apple negotiating return of 3G MacBook Pro prototype Comment by old-wiz August 2011
• Would it not be cheaper for AT&T to simply bribe more members of the committees?

  in AT&T considers selling $8B in network assets to gain approval for T-Mobile deal Comment by old-wiz August 2011
• to slip an envelope to the judge.

  in Court blocks Personal Audio from pursuing further damages from Apple Comment by old-wiz July 2011
• a commission to the judges and juries in East Texas get from the plaintiffs after a huge award? 5% 10%? Are the juries random or are they simply paid directly by the plaintiffs?

  in After $8M victory, Personal Audio sues Apple again over same patent Comment by old-wiz July 2011
• Do the juries and judges in the East Texas courts get a cut of the money awarded? It sounds like they always rule in favor of the people filing the suit and being awarded damages. Maybe it's done in secret? What would be the percentage you have to …

  in Apple to pay $8M in damages over iPod playlist patent suit Comment by old-wiz July 2011
• when the companies merge, there will no longer be need for lots of duplication; accounting, management, HR, and probably a lot of others.

  in AT&T defends T-Mobile acquisition, says no effect on competition Comment by old-wiz June 2011
• it actually is a spaceship.

  in Apple planning massive 12,000 employee 'spaceship' campus in Cupertino Comment by old-wiz June 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich Oh, it'll be approved after a lot of hand-waving and histrionics from gutless politicians. They serve their corporate masters and lobbyists well. They are just doing the histrionics to make voters think…

  in FCC questions AT&T over proposed T-Mobile purchase Comment by old-wiz May 2011
• Quite a few members of congress are owned by AT&T. They have to put up a bit of a show so that any voters who happen to watch will think they are actually interested in the merger. In the end, the paid votes will swing it and the merger will be…

  in US senators grill AT&T, T-Mobile execs over acquisition Comment by old-wiz May 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by chabig I believe Lion creates a rescue partition on your hard drive from which you can boot to repair the main partition and/or redownload the OS if necessary. and how does that help if your HD crashes? Create…

  in Apple to release Mac OS X Lion through Mac App Store - sources Comment by old-wiz May 2011
• If the design is that thin,the battery life would be awful.

  in iPhone 5 to see 'major redesign' with multi-touch home button, 3.7" screen - rumor Comment by old-wiz April 2011
• You would never see AT&T or Verizon doing anything like that.

  in Founder of Japan Softbank to offer free iPhones, pay bills of orphans Comment by old-wiz March 2011
• Typical of a company that can't do business selling anything anymore; sue someone else. In their time Kodak was a great company, now they are a shell, only making money as a patent troll.

  in Kodak says patent dispute with Apple worth more than $1B in royalties Comment by old-wiz March 2011
• Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton C'mon. A couple of mil in kickbacks, a few campaign contributions, and they're all set to marry the bride. That's obviously what they will do. It all depends on whether or not FCC/Congress is satisf…

  in AT&T has 'steep climb' ahead to get FCC approval of T-Mobile purchase Comment by old-wiz March 2011
• Of course it will be approved. AT&T owns enough Congressmen and leaders of regulatory agencies to get it through easily.

  in T-Mobile USA customers shouldn't expect Apple's iPhone for at least 1 year Comment by old-wiz March 2011
• this will only mean higher prices and more hidden fees. There has never been a huge merger like this that has been good for consumers. The merger will definitely go through though since AT&T owns enough members of Congress and the regulatory a…

  in AT&T to acquire TMobile for S39 billion Comment by old-wiz March 2011
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