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Editorial: Sorry Android bloggers, but Samsung's Galaxy S7 didn't outsell Apple's iPhone 6s
No, but apparently DED is. The usual quoting himself and using data that doesn't support the assertion but bolsters his narrative, it is his usual verbose way of reassuring himself and preaching to the choir.Dracarys said:Are us Apple fans really that thin shelled that we need a defensive write up to keep patting ourselves on the back? I'm glad to see Samsung doing well again, because Apple needs some competition to keep itself on it's toes. The absolutely last thing in the world I'd want is for Apple to be the only successful brand as they'd have literally zero reason to want to innovate anymore.
ASP will all ways be higher for Apples iPhones, they only sell premium phones, Samsung sells across the whole range. You are comparing oranges to apples. The pertinant point is that Apple outsells its nearest competitor in this category, those buying the cheap as chips phones aren't Apples customers and wont be for a while until they can afford an iPhone. Leaving a massive pool of potential upgraders for the future.
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GlaxoSmithKline targets arthritis in first ResearchKit study by a drug company
Naturopathy and homeopathy!! Are they going to dilute the Apple watch to get information¡LoneStar88 said:Well, I suppose Apple has to start somewhere with its "health" initiatives, but hopefully ACTUAL health entities dealing with nutrition, naturopathy, and homeopathy will be able to take advantage of these facilities.
If you haven't got the evidence to back it up its dangerous and just wrong in every sense.
Might as well go back to blood letting and burning women to cure people. It's just as effective once you have taken out the placebo effect.
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GlaxoSmithKline targets arthritis in first ResearchKit study by a drug company
Really, your saying that a simple deficiency once address would cure all the different types of arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid and the other 90+? Or are you simplifying just one type?juxx0r said:What a waste of effort. Why dont they just admit that arthritis is a Boron deficiency and start treating that.
As I know my arthritis is caused by a biomechanical issue and will soon be cured by surgery, no boron required.
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US Treasury Secretary to meet with EU antitrust head, try to block collection of Apple back taxes
Microsoft, Nokia, amstrad, Sony and any other computer, phone and software company that operates in the EU and EFTA areas.latifbp said:
Who the hell in Europe has ever been a direct competitor of Apple? Even when Apple was almost bankrupt (and had no competitive advantage)... Name one.cnocbui said:You simply do not have a clue as to what the actual issue is or what you are talking about.
The Irish government did a special tax deal with just Apple and gave them a stupidly low tax rate. That gave them a competitive advantage in the EU that other companies could not avail of. Of all the companies on the planet ,Apple needs a leg up less than any other company you could name. The EU has regulations designed to create a level playing field for companies operating in the EU. The agreement between Apple and the Irish government breached these rules. I probably pay more taxes to the Irish government than I ought to because of this deal.
There is NO double dipping. The EU gets no taxes from Apple and wont get any if the Commission finds against the Apple/Ireland deal. The outcome would be Ireland would have to collect the taxes the agreement allowed Apple to avoid paying. Apple will be no worse off than any other company that operaties in Ireland and that pays the nominal corporate tax rate.
Even without the special deal, Ireland has about the lowest corporate tax rates in the EU so Apple isn't and wont be hard done by if they have to pay them in full. They will still be financially better off than they would be elsewhere in the EU. Ireland chose to join the EU, they weren't forced to, so if they breached the EU's rules then the EU isn't stepping on their toes by telling them to knock it off.
Apple don't pay enough tax in the EU, Australia and probably many other countries - which is one of the main reasons they have accumulated as much cash as they have. There is no issue of Apple paying 'more on top of' since they never paid a reasonable amount in the first place.
I pay proportionally over 1300 % more tax than Apple does, which is just insane, so personally I will be glad if the EU sticks it to the Irish government.
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US Treasury Secretary to meet with EU antitrust head, try to block collection of Apple back taxes
How dare the EU try and insist that all companies and countries actually comply to the law and then have the temerity to investigate an allegation.
It's upto Ireland and Apple to show why they haven't contravened the regulations. If they can do that then nothing changes and no added money goes to Ireland. If they can't then Ireland gets to collect the cash not the EU.
