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I agree with the earlier comment that it's about the ability to drop in the pre-paid SIM you want in your phone. Even in countries which have multiple carriers to choose from there's still a bunch of locked devices issued by them, and it's a drag …
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Quote: Originally Posted by edelbrp I may be preaching to the choir here, but I don't get the big deal with having Flash on mobile devices. I was trying to convince some friends that even if you had the option of Flash, you probably would want i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by patrickwalker The two biggest are self-evident if you've been paying attention over the last decade: usury and outsourcing. It is also not the entire private sector, but major players inside of it and the overarching …
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Quote: Originally Posted by WilliamG Personally, this has never happened in my experience. Each and every time, I buy exactly the breakfast cereal I want. And I'm always glad to have extra choices. Your comments apply, however, exactly to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by DKWalsh4 I never found Office 2008 as a suitable replacement for the Windows version, so I would just run it through VMWare. I'm currently running Office 2011 Beta 2, and I must say that even being a beta version, it i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by patrickwalker The problem isn't that they are making too much, it's that everyone else has been making so little. Elizabeth Warren showed how screwed we are when a man today makes about $800.00 *less* than his fathe…
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I actually think the comments here which highlight the slant in which the tech media has taken on this whole debacle is reflective of the values and beliefs which appear to dominate the area. It's good that some of the posters in this thread have…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpotOn This should be a taken as a lesson, buy and download your songs immediately in a neutral DRM-free format and make plenty of backups. Who knows who or what will happen with your digital music, subscriptions, g…
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So is the Rhapsody service available in all countries? Or is like all the other streaming music services and geo-locked to only a few places? The other thing I don't get is why they talk about being allowed to download "one specific album in its…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mark Booth I wonder if the guy that "found" the prototype iPhone in the bar has been getting any sleep since the criminal investigation was announced on Friday? ... A civil lawsuit is one thing, but serving ti…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mark Booth If he gets arrested, do you think they'll take his phone as part of the investigation? Might be some juicy stuff on there! Mark A bit dramatic don't you think?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mark Booth "I'm sure the district attorney would rather make the bigger headlines of hanging Gawker Media out to dry..." Mark You really think the DA or Apple want a headline from going after a media co?
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Quote: Originally Posted by q dude Really? So the media should be above the law! Have you even thought about what you wrote? You'll note that I'm not advocating above the law at all. Obviously each agency has to check themselves to make sure …
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram I agree with your sentiment. The holier-than-thouness in this thread is quite breathtaking. I couldn't agree more. There is so much righteousness here and yet everyone lapped up every single video a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anakin1992 revenue in china went up to $1.3billion in just first half of fisyear? that is incredible. what are that 800 points of distribution? Definitely a sign they're locked onto a growth market! I guess for 800…
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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB Gizmodo could be treading on pretty thin ice here. As Gruber points out, Apple considers this unit 'stolen', not 'lost', and if you think they came down hard on ThinkSecret for a few pictures, consider how they m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich That's not true. Boards of directors are often composed of people from the very company on whose board they sit. That's correct. However, the best governance model which protects shareholders interests…
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Quote: Originally Posted by WilliamG A parade of reasonable-acting people telling their sob stories to the jury? I'm no litigator, but isn't that the way it is done? Unlike many other places, yes this type of civil matter could be held as a…
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Maybe it's a bit earlier to smash WindowsPhoneSeries7 edition out of the park and months earlier? That is right isn't it? Still a few weeks may not make any difference as WPS7 is still due much later in the year as far as I remember. AI, it …
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Talk about entitlement mentality... It doesn't matter whether its the latest gear from Apple or the latest handout from the government, people really need to lose the entitlement attitude to everything. It's sick.