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ireland said:

Did you ever consider we only retain 60% of what we read for a reason?

Do you have any suggestions as to what it might be?
(btw - I did manage to retain about 97.7% of your post )

ireland said:

axcess99 said:

I hereby request this be referred to as the "Goodenough" battery.

Perfect. Ha!

They had rejected earlier prototypes, the Notsobad and Cantcomplain versions...

"Batteries constructed using the net technology are noncombustible"...
At least we know Samsung won't be trying them...

schlack said:

damn, pretty much looks like what the iPhone 8 is likely to look like...how is apple going to keep its hardware bleeding edge when their suppliers are making phones and will always have first access to the latest hardware (screens/batteries/modems/etc.).

It wouldn't be that bad a strategy for Apple, under the guise of despising "leaks", and "doubling-down" on security, to start leaking rumors of things
it has no intention of producing, but is quite sure it can destroy, head-to-head.  
Whether it would win battles or not, apple could perhaps  save big on attorney fees in copycat lawsuits,
by leading competitors astray.

Rats!!!
I was just about to apply for a patent myself, for, "computer thingy",
so that I could start suing everybody.

Seriously though, I don't think this:  "Smartflash has been described as a "patent troll," asserting patents without making use of them in any commercial products",
is all it takes to make a patent troll...I can see where it would be aggravating to be nibbled at by a non-producing entity, but, on the other hand,
the term 'intellectual "property"' isn't accidental.  
I do think it's legitimate to own and protect a very specific idea - it's kind of the same concept as literary or musical copyrights -
but I  think sufficient specificity isn't always being required -as it certainly should be - in these cases,
when decided by non-technically oriented juries and jurists.

idrey said:

ravnorodom said:

Look at that crowd in the store! For real? Really? What planet is this?

Photoshop maybe? Parallel universe? Because I have never seen more than 2 or 3 people in any of their stores. (Atl, Tampa, Miami) and I have been around those several times. Microsoft shops are sad. 

Microsoft's people-centric "Take-Eight-of-Your-Friends-to Work-Day"...?
Or cardboard cut-outs, I'm not sure which.