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Quote: Originally Posted by bullhead Huh? So you are saying you can maximize profits by paying the Microsoft tax rather than not sending Microsoft all your profits? That one factor is not sufficient to make any sort of determination about the…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr Underhill I assume your talking about Windows OS? Nope. I'm talking about people who have never sat on a BOD of a publicly-traded company, but who nevertheless think that they are more qualified to hire a CEO t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Well, the Symbian prediction is obviously utter nonsense, Have you examined their data and methodology? If not, how can you make conclusions about the validity of their predictions?
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Quote: Originally Posted by paxman OK - so "Yes and No - profits are important but to think that profit is the only driver for Apple... etc" I never said "Yes and No". I am trying very hard to stay on-topic, however.
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Quote: Originally Posted by screamingfist just MY hunch. Fair enough.
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Quote: Originally Posted by paxman Yes and No - profits are important but to think that profit is the only driver of every business enterpris I am not talking about every business enterprise. I am talking about Apple.
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Quote: Originally Posted by jeffharris Apple's first priority is to deliver the best user experience possible. If you think they prioritize anything above maximizing profits, you have a very different understanding of Apple from its millions o…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anonymouse Drive by downloads are a major source of malware/spyware/adware infection on Windows these days, and antivirus won't in most cases protect. Can you give 3 good examples of this phenomenon?
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM A lot of times malware comes from reputable sites that have been hacked, they exploit vulnerabilities in the browser to prevent the user from knowing about what it's doing. Can you give 3 examples? I am …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 That includes upgrades, apple claim is they are new activations only. That is not the point. The point I responded to is that Android does not quote hard numbers. The point I responded to does not match …
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Put your money where your mouth is, and buy NOK, OK? Where my mouth is at is calling out people who think they are more qualified than the members of the BOD of a multi-billion dollar megacorporation …
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I never said I was qualified to sit on their BOD, Correct. It was a necessary premise which went unstated.
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross What you don't know is that people sitting on those boards aren't always any more qualified. What I know is what I have said. You are not qualified to sit on the BOD of any company like Nokia. You can c…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Maestro64 Apple put out an interesting number last week which was 275K per day of iOS activations, this is more then iphone, they are not showing a % but the actually number this is impressive consider Android and WebO…
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Quote: Originally Posted by battiato1981 Apples goal in not to dominate, as it did freakishly with the iPod, but to maintain its premium position Apple's goal is to make as much profit as possible. Nothing else is a goal, but only a means…
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Quote: Originally Posted by cggr Who cares about projections. Android will be a collection of fragmented devices and versions. Nokia will still be trying to come to terms... Well, I for one care a bit more about Gartner's projections tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross I'm not the only one not impressed, though our resident business expert Newtron seems to be. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/res...all-2010-09-10 One need not be a business expert to know that you are …
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Quote: Originally Posted by bullhead Exactly, why pay the Microsoft tax when a company can use Android for free and return _all_ their profits to their shareholders? . One reason only: To maximize total profits. All of a small amount is ofte…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Really? You seem to know nothing of business at all, so I don't see how anything you say is relevant. I know that someone who has never sat on a board of directors is totally unqualified to help choose a CE…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Carniphage I am happy to call it a failure now. You can check back in a year and take me to task if I am wrong. C. I am ... to call the iPhone 5 a failure now. Check back in a year.