mknelson

jbdragon said:

So Apple is PAYING for the news already, but that is not good enough?  The government wants its own cut?  So this law will supposedly bring in $233 million and yet the broadcasters only get $170 million of that?  Yet Apple is already paying!!!

If I was Apple, I would block Apple News+ service in Canada.  Stop paying for any news from Canada and in fact have zero Canadian news at all.   Now the Government gets NOTHING!!!  The people there are out of luck, thanks to their government.  This is completely ridiculous.  

I think your reaction and this article are hyperbolic.

They're asking for the law to be expanded to other services including Apple - closing any loopholes. I don't think they're specifically asking for Apple to pay more.

Your last sentence is nonsense - most of the revenue goes to the media outlets (not "the government") including Postmedia and is intended to make up for online providers like Google and Facebook, etc. from continuing to take all their advertising revenue.

Also, people are not "out of luck" - they can still get their news by going directly to the broadcaster/publisher sites.

"The majority of any revenues generated from the legislation are expected to go to broadcasters, including companies like Bell and Rogers, but also the CBC. A Senate committee heard that the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates the bill will generate $320 million in funding, with about $240 million of that going to broadcasters. Government officials said in later estimates they expect in total that Google could contribute $172 million a year and Facebook $62 million, if they were to be subject to the legislation."

I see Battersea Power Station and I don't think "Apple", all I get is Sheep, Pigs, and Dogs. And that c*** Mary Whitehouse.

bob-tahoma said:

Oh my god. No wonder this hack no longer works at the beeb. What a load of horse shit this article is. 

This guy is flipping pathetic. APPLE NEWS please. I hate the current government as much as the next man but keep your sodding political opinions to yourself and just report relevant news. 

Yeah, it's a pretty weak article.

"There are children starving in the UK, school and theater buildings are literally crumbling, and the government has abandoned a high speed rail effort after spending 14 years and $121 billion on it."

3 different ministries, none of which have to do with the subject of the article. HS2 hasn't been abandoned completely, just the northern extension from the Midlands to Manchester. Pretty significant, but the section which is under construction is going to be completed. The problems with Autoclaved Aerated Concrete are well documented, but are largely the responsibility of local governments, not Parliament.

"Our consignor has instructed us to carefully open the box.  We will open the package and remove the phone for the very first time.  The iPhone is presumed to be factory sealed and in pristine condition.  Photos and/or video footage will be added in the coming days."

So, not sealed when you buy it. heh

Also, there's some cool old toys in that auction! *(OK, and there's also a $25 VHS copy of Coneheads!)

I can understand Valve abandoning Counterstrike on the Mac. I don't believe any of them were ported to 64bit so were abandonware at best. None would run on a current Mac/MacOS.

LabView 2021 was 64 bit.