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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage One can only hope that the exceptional quality-of-life indicators enjoyed by Nokia's plethora of middle-managers is a source of comfort for them in the period following the downsizing. C. Likely any do…
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Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd For that reason he could take a hit on profitability, and margins per quarter, to gain future capital gains. Are you under the impression that stocks of companies with falling profitability and margins yield…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Dick Applebaum This will drive you all crazy... I mostly agree withe second paragraph... with the possible exception of "testing the market" for a new concept. I disagree with the third paragraph. It is too abs…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse No, Apple isn't a person, it's a group of persons. A corporation does not have a real (as opposed to a paper/legal) existence outside of the people who work their and its shareholders. The point about what m…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage In this model the pursuit of great products will lead directly and inevitably to profitability. C. Bullshit. Nothing will lead directly and inevitably to profitability. Nothing.
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Quote: Originally Posted by asdasd It's apparently full of Right Wing Econ 101 robots whose only thought is profit for shareholders. Where do you get that? It seems very far off the mark to me. Why do you think apple employees are right wi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. H . If Apple were a person, what would be making it get up in the mornings? If Apple were a person, then perhaps your point would be valid. But it ain't.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 Why would you think that the two goals (great products and profits) are antagonistic to each other? They can coexist, you know, which results in Apple's success. They are not antagonistic to each other. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage You mis-interpreted that press release. C. From the press release: "The annual review of the DJSI family is based on a thorough analysis of corporate economic, environmental and social perform…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 Newtron, for example, what the hell does Nokia's "sustainability"(in anything) got to do with anything? . The point was made that Nokia is going to hell in a handbasket. I countered that far …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Perhaps the reality that investors should look at is the fact that Nokia has lost a third of its value in the last 12 months. C. Perhaps you are under the impression that you have better informatio…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. H;1712609 Anyway, you seem to be asserting that the first thing Apple thinks is "profit", then "great products", I'm saying they think "great product", [i then[/i] "how do we sell this profitably?". First ain'…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Grin. Which facts would they be disagreeing with? Did you read your link? It's about "green-type-sustainability" - not Nokia's ability to sustain itself during a dramatic market upheaval. C. Did …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage The previous business model enjoyed by Nokia has collapsed because at the profitable end of the market, customers suddenly demanded a better product, and were prepared to abandon their existing carriers to…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ouragan Now, the Mac Business Unit team at Microsoft can work on a 64 bit Objective C, Cocoa version of Microsoft Office applications for those of us who prefer the speed of 64 bit computing. I am running my late 2009 …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage Google them for yourself. Here's a start. http://gigaom.com/2009/04/22/why-att-is-desperately-addicted-to-the-iphone/ C. Your cite contains no support for your contention. Extraordinary claims…
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Quote: Originally Posted by VanFruniken But how about VASTLY IMPROVING the SEARCH FACILITIES on the AppStore. . Apple sucks at search. Always has. And alienating Google was therefore a very stupid thing to do.
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 What confounds me about the fandroids is that Apple is somehow doomed as Android becomes more widespread. That's as ridiculous as saying, well, the iPhone 3G was doomed because you had BBerry, Symbian, Windo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage The extent to which consumers switched networks was. C. Show us the stats.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage People tended to stick to the same network when they upgraded their phones. C. Then show us the stats. It is called churn rate. According to your statements, churn rate should have increased with …