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For those of your with short attention spans or easily reassignable memory, it was Nokia that filed the complaint with the ITC claiming that Apple was infringing their patents when Apple refused to pay additional royalties to Nokia (above the recomm…
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Quote: Originally Posted by LuisDias Yeah, and please do not be furious about all this, since you shouldaveknown better than investing your money and time in building apps for the app store, that we would make this kind of dickish moves arbitrari…
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Quote: Originally Posted by LuisDias Apple being dickish while being on top. Go figure. Hey, sflocal, Instapaper app isn't published by a "publisher", but by a developer. Go read what he thought about the move. This only proves what I have…
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And upthread we have the usual, no matter what they do, it is not enough - until Apple single-handedly introduces the "workers' paradise" and the entire line of Apple products that as soon as you are done using them dissolve into recyclable minerals…
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Quote: Originally Posted by djames4242 This only concern I've had with the Mac App store is how corporate (EPP) discounts would be handled. I asked someone at the Apple Store about this a few months ago and he didn't know, thought there would be …
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Quote: Originally Posted by newbee I just now located the actual proxy and the following quotes blow holes in any and most all of your posts on this matter ..... not that that will stop you from "arguing your points". You've never seemed to let …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss Here we go again. Lots of opinions, little accurate information. This article provides a good overview of the issues, with opinions pro and con: http://www.informationweek.com/news/...leID=229201237 N…
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Quote: Originally Posted by malax The board of directors are the agents of the shareholders. The board of directors needs to insist on and approve of a succession plan. Fortunately for us, the shareholders, they have done both of those things. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by msuberly I don't understand that. I am sitting on a real battlefied right now. If don't want to give the enemy the upper hand, so I do everything in my power not to let on my battle plans. I want to win and him to l…
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Only 98 points left to go as of a few minutes ago the stock was at 351.82. In spite of the Motorola commercials for the SuperBowl.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I've been a large shareholder since 1997. I obviously like a lot of what's been accomplished since then, but that doesn't mean I have to agree with everything the board does. Apple's record on shareholder r…
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Quote: Originally Posted by charlituna These were ship to home orders only allowed to Verizon customers. That is why they are limiting them. Likely to the tune of 400-500k at most. Apple wants folks to come to the stores to breathe in the koo…
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And as soon as iPhone hit the floor, Android was left standing by the wall... Now before the Androids get all lathered up and frisky, I supported Android development right up to the point they were bought out by Google. The mobile OS is fine and …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss The shareholders own the company. I'm always surprised when I have to explain that. Having a succession plan and making this known is a normal, responsible thing for a company to do. It's one normal, res…
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A lot of pundits, analysts and observers have weighed in on the future of Apple without Steve Jobs. There is no question that Apple without Steve Jobs will be different than Apple WITH Steve Jobs. The question remains, will Apple fail without him? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dr Millmoss I will vote my shares for this proposal. I think Apple's defense is silly, a very weak excuse for creating as many impediments to understanding the inner workings of the company as possible. It is not the c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ChronoFlare I agree. If Amazon sells 1 million $10 books through Apple's channels, Apple just made $3 million. Multiply that by millions more and Apple gets to rake in some serious cash. I don't think if costs quite…
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Quote: Originally Posted by yuusharo Well, what's stopping Apple from simply saying, "Going forward, only music and movies purchased on iTunes can be played on iOS?" or "Content sellers are going to have to start paying 30% of whatever music you …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Robodude Nice example, but where does the mall owner get a fixed percentage of all sales made by the retailer? Not sure how 30% is "reasonable and affordable". The "overheads" argument falls flat as 1) the books aren't…
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Quote: Originally Posted by rain Apple is unequivocally repeating their mistakes of the past. They would have gotten away with it too if it wasn't for Google. Steve had the right plan to take down Microsoft, RIM, and others... but I truly be…