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Apple accuses Qualcomm of tampering with star witness in patent trial
It doesn’t seem to be the case that the witness “lawyered-up”. It seems like the Qualcomm-associated attorney “witnessed-up”.gatorguy said:
I didn't mention Apple and perjury in the same sentence.hammeroftruth said:
Sounds plausible, until you see who he retained.gatorguy said:
It's also possible he may have rethought his involvement and wanted to avoid any chance of perjuring himself, thus the retention of counsel.hammeroftruth said:
My guess is Qualcomm made him an offer of $$$ and possibly royalties on the patent in exchange to refuse to testify.sergioz said:I wonder why the sudden change of heart?
Sounds like a Quinn Emanuel move.
There's various circumstances where he might want to avoid testifying, and even Apple now doesn't want him to. To me that seems to imply the latter scenario rather than him being "paid off" to lie by Qualcomm.
Apple to my knowledge, has never been accused of perjury in their cases, although you might have other info.
I didn’t say he was paid off to lie, just paid off NOT to testify.
Apple’s legal team has been planning this case for awhile. Siva was a witness for Apple and was planning to appear until suddenly a change of heart.
The odd thing is Qualcomm argues that even though he was one of the engineers who was involved in the disputed patent, they painted him as someone who didn’t contribute anything to be named as a co-inventor.
Apple knew what kind of contribution he made, and was planning to make him a key witness.
To me that is very odd, especially since 5G is the topic at the moment and guess who’s driving that hype bus?
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He told Apple a story that Apple decided to include in this court case and now for whatever reasons thinks he needs to lawyer up and not testify unless legally required to. If it was simply a matter of not wanting to/having the time to testify any longer he wouldn't lawyer-up IMHO.
Perhaps he wasn't aware of the depth and detail of QC's notes on this until after he had already spoken with Apple attorneys, and maybe his memory has been refreshed since.
Everyone involved knows exactly what happened, and each party know the others know. The jury won’t though, and that’s what matters to QC. Gotta love the righteous indignation of the QC lead counsel, though lol.
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Apple promises 1,200 new tech jobs in San Diego by 2022
Apple is hiring at least 1,200, but not just any 1,200. The skills they need to successfully produce a baseband processor are varied, and many are very specialized in a very narrow technical area. Those folks are in San Diego, not Alaska, NH, PR or Guam. Apple will recruit heavily from Qualcomm talent to get the expertise they need. They’ll pay very well, and their employees will be able to pay their taxes.22july2013 said:If Apple built facilities in Alaska or New Hampshire then the employees there would have to pay 0% sales tax and 0% income tax. (Is the New Hampshire slogan "Live Free or Die" referring to taxes? I.e., "Live Tax Free or Die?") Property tax rates (based on average homes & incomes) across the US range from 0.3% to 2.3% which isn't that much. Another option is Puerto Rico where Apple employees would have to pay 0% federal income taxes which is 39% in the 50 US states. In P.R. their local income tax appears to be 4% (compare that to the California income tax rate of 13% on top of 39% federal taxes for a total of 52%.) P.R. is big; it has 1% the population of California! Another viable location is Guam, which also has 0% sales tax. You can rent an expensive & furnished home in Guam for $36,000/year, and there's a glut of homes in Guam at the moment.
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Half of new Apple's US hires in 2018 lacked 4-year college degrees, Cook says
Tim can code.mp2000 said:i call bs ...
steve didn’t code ...
i suspect tim can’t either ...
former apple and newton employee ... who can code (if not particularly well) ...
noticing you can’t appear to even get an epm job at apple any longer without being a coder ...
coding is only a part of what apple does ...
some of the best employees i know coded not at all ...
tim is wrong on this one and i suspect reflects some deeper insight flaw and insecurity ...
Sure, not everyone at Apple needs to code, but Apple anticipates a future shortage, and they think it’s important to address that by having the appropriate education programs.
btw I hope your degree isn’t in psychology, your insight about a “deeper insight flaw and insecurity” seems to be flawed.
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Cook promises shareholders Apple is 'planting seeds' and 'rolling the dice' on future prod...
Ihnatko considets a Chromebook to be a worthy successor to his 2015 MBP? The shark, she is jumped. All credibility lost. But I guess it’s a decent enough option if you’re all-in on google apps/G Suite or want to run Android apps.cgWerks said:
I don't really follow those companies. And, I don't want Apple to be a normal tech company. They didn't get to where they are by being one. And, while they now have so much cash it would be hard to fail, they'll eventually pull it off if they make too many bad decisions.StrangeDays said:
Do you likewise complain about Samsung, Amazon, and basically every single CEO? Jobs was unique in that he was a product manager, probably more so than an actual CEO, as he didnt do much the typical CEO job description and left that to Cook and others. CEOs are rarely "product visionaries". There's absolutely nothing troubling, concerning, yada yada about Cook being a normal CEO. He happens to be one of the greatest ones in modern history.
Isn't the complaint that all the product lines should be able to get something like an annual refresh so you're buying current tech and keeping up with the competition?StrangeDays said:
Wait, I thought the chief whine was "Yeah but where's the new Mac mini!" lol...folks will just keep rotating it based on what's not out yetentropys said:Great Tim, where is my next iMac?
No doubt!!! If there were anything to this AI-baloney, we certainly shouldn't be pushing people to learn coding. LOLivanh said:Mind blowing? What about an AI Codingbot? So, everyone can code without writing a line in SWIFT? Is it what Swift 5.0 going to do?
At the moment, kinda sorta. But if you're ultimately placing your trust there, I think your surprise might end up being rather disappointing.jumpingcoco said:Apple is the only tech brand that can be trusted, quietly waiting to be surprised...
Yeah, and that's what they said about me, too. '18 Mac mini i7 sitting on my desk with a Blackmagic eGPU.avon b7 said:
You can't possibly know it and you also avoid tackling the point.AppleExposed said:
You're whining about a product you're not going to buy. I know it.
Years waiting for a Mini update and over those years, not a single price adjustment.
It's funny how so many fan-boys hang around these forums complaining about those of us who complain about Apple, when those of us legitimately doing so are probably the biggest long-time Apple true fans. I want to see them do well, not just cheer them on (when I think they are screwing up).
Yep, that's the point people like Andy Ihnatko, Marco Arment, etc. (as well as so many here) have been making. It doesn't matter how 'innovative' it is if it isn't useful for a lot of the user-base. Super-slim keyboards, or even virtual ones (or foldable phones) are cool as heck from a technological innovation geek kind of perspective, but don't help much if you're a journalist, programmer, student, or someone trying to get real work done.ireland said:... Thinness, unreliabile keyboards and needing dongles for many things is not innovation that helps me, the user. ... -
Cook promises shareholders Apple is 'planting seeds' and 'rolling the dice' on future prod...
iMac was updated every year until 2015. Now they’re on a two-year cycle: 2015, 2017, 2019. This year might be very late; supposedly Navi has been delayed from June until October, due to AMD needing to re-spin. (Maybe not, it’s only a rumor.) Also, Intel still hasn’t released all the ninth generation CPUs Apple needs for iMac, only the top end are available so far due to high demand for 14nm parts overall and Intel hitting production constraints. So Intel’s prioritizing Xeon and i9. They’re supposed to catch up by June.scartart said:
If Apple updated its computer product regularly, as they have done in the past and how every other manufacturer still does, then .....StrangeDays said:
Wait, I thought the chief whine was "Yeah but where's the new Mac mini!" lol...folks will just keep rotating it based on what's not out yetentropys said:Great Tim, where is my next iMac?
I expect Mac mini, 12” MacBook, MacBook Air, iMac Pro (and probably the 2019 Mac Pro as well) will also be on a two year cycle. MacBook Pro may be the only model to have a yearly refresh. There just isn’t that much performance increase from one year to the next, typically.
