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Quote: Originally Posted by Geospatial I can't believe Apple would buy "Here" at this point. As an organization, "Here" is a bit dysfunctional. There is certainly a potential there but this part of Nokia has really struggled with who it is and…

in Amid rumors of an Apple buyout, Nokia's maps business shines in otherwise disappointing quarter Comment by sevenfeet April 2015

While the companies behind MCX really really hate swipe fees from Visa, MasterCard and Amex, Best Buy is seeing the writing on the wall for another problem that is a lot bigger for them: fraud. Best Buy stores are one of the biggest targets in the…

in MCX partner Best Buy to accept Apple Pay at stores later this year Comment by sevenfeet April 2015

Card verification security depends on the bank. Some of my cards immediately authenticated for Apple Pay with no other need for verification. But others like Bank of America required you to call them and go through a list of security questions tha…

in Banks 'scrambling' to combat Apple Pay identity fraud - report Comment by sevenfeet March 2015

Just some perspective: “This strong quarter caps an extraordinary year for Apple. Selling more than 39 million iPods and 5.3 million Macs while performing an incredibly complex architecture transition is something we are all very proud of,” said…

in Apple obliterates expectations, selling 74.5M iPhones & earning $18B in profit Comment by sevenfeet January 2015

I don't understand this. Don't Samsung phones already have NFC for mobile payments baked into their designs? Haven't those users already been able to piggyback onto the Apple Pay explosion of the last several weeks? As for the technology in Loop…

in Samsung in talks with LoopPay to launch Apple Pay competitor in 2015 Comment by sevenfeet December 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram No, I am not. As I suspected, you're conflating issues of Regulation FD (link from sec.gov) with issues of insider trading. The former applies to provision of information selectively to securities ma…

in Amazon exec blames lackluster Fire Phone sales on pricing, says project will continue Comment by sevenfeet October 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Just because you heard it at some corporate seminar does not make it so. First, the SEC can do nothing to you or Dave unless you actually traded securities based on the information. They have absolut…

in Amazon exec blames lackluster Fire Phone sales on pricing, says project will continue Comment by sevenfeet October 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Nothing of that sort -- I am not sure you understand what an 'SEC violation' means. It's simply data that Amazon (unlike Apple) has no inclination to provide. All I can surmise is that they'r…

in Amazon exec blames lackluster Fire Phone sales on pricing, says project will continue Comment by sevenfeet October 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Really? How do you know this? Do you have, or have you seen any numbers at all, that you can share with us? (Amazon seems to be very coy about putting out any sales numbers -- I wonder why.) What …

in Amazon exec blames lackluster Fire Phone sales on pricing, says project will continue Comment by sevenfeet October 2014

I've known Dave Limp for 30 years, since our college days. We were hired at Apple together. He's been an incredibly gifted and talented engineer and manager, and throughout his career and he's done very well for himself. A number of Apple product…

in Amazon exec blames lackluster Fire Phone sales on pricing, says project will continue Comment by sevenfeet October 2014

Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum On a lighter note ... I can remember in the late 1960s where women weren't allowed to wear pants suits or slacks in the office. In that same era, Sammy Davis Jr. Played in the big hotels on the…