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Re:Queue . . .Whole Foods margins are on the high end of the Retail (Grocery) sector. Their EPS growth is currently higher than any other supermarket style grocery store within that sector. I'm not sure if you need a login for this:
There's more to it than "our stupid government."
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Dont count out MS yet.I work at an s/w house focusing on the use of MS products. I run both Linux and windows at work and at home, and have a myth box. So I think I can comment on both camps.
I dont think MS is doing as poorly as you think: check out here - especially the 5 year graph. A slow but steady climb for the last 5 years, with plenty of volatility.
FireFox is gaining ground at the expense of IE
Yep - in my neck of the woods the rate is 25% or more. However IE has been stagnant for many years. But MS react very well when under threat - which they haven't been for a while therefore they've had few enemies worth focusing on. Now they have one - firefox. So IE is now back on the menu and I think we'll see a lot of good features coming out.So consider - if 90% of the world have something as good as (or near enough to that it doesn't matter) as firefox on their desktop by default - will they install FF? Dont underestimate the power of a monopoly. I predict more IE releases and some tough competition for FF.
ODF is gaining ground at MS' expense OOo is gaining ground at MS' expense
Well - both ODF and OOXML are a pile of doggy doo. One chap pointed out that they're both thin wrappers around binary data.This is the one place I think you have something - OOo is making some inroads, helped strongly by the insane price that MS can charge for office. Right now compatibility is the big stumbling block - a vast majority of the world wants good looking
Dell is shipping Ubuntu systems at the expense of Vista Dell is shipping XP systems at the expense of Vista
Lets put these in perspective: MS sold 400,000 vita licenses per day. To put that in perspective:8 weeks to beat Mac users 3 days to exceed Linux desktop users 4 days to exceed Mac sales
Now I'm the first to admit there's bound to be some channel stuffing going on here, but those are pretty persuasive numbers.Dell will undoubtedly move some Ubuntu licenses (my fav distro - the only one that really understands what non-unix-geeks want. (ducks for cover).
But remember this is Dell... so expect crap support and crapware. They can make a windows install just aweful - imagine what they'll do for ubuntu.
Zune is all but buried in the back pages of tech history
You forgot to also mention windows mobile. Unstable, slow, and really just a bad idea because it was (and probably still is) based on the '95 codebase.Look - its hard to create a business as good as windows/office. But some of their server products are damn good - look at windows server and SQL Server (their data mining, reporting and analysis tools are just awesome).
These stumbles are natural - apple had a few. Think: newton, Pink, AUX, the Puck and Cube. Gorgeous, innovative flops.
I could go on... but lets just not count them out yet.
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Re:A world that worships money?
My question is: What's so evil about making profit out of your hard work?
I assume that most of us aren't independently wealthy. Even if you are, that money didn't just fall out of the sky. I'd hope that most of us aren't leeching off of the state. Unless you're at a public internet terminal right now, I shudder to think my tax dollars are paying for your computer and broadband connection.
Craigslist is a wonderful service, and god knows I'm a supporter of F/OSS-esque activities; however, this world runs on the concept that goods and services have value. (Yes, even if you happen to use those goods or services in conjunction with the magic box on your desk)
For instance:
Slashdot
How I view Slashdot
How I can run a program to view Slashdot
My magic box's brain
We can cry foul about the evils of money all day, but chances are you are spending or making it at this very moment. -
Re:Why even allow any patents?
It takes, on average, 800 million to produce a new prescription drug
Only because the CEO of Eli Lily expects to take home almost $10 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=LLY&ID=28536
The CEO of Wyeth expects to take home more than $5 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=WYE&ID=57228
The CEO of Merck expects to take home almost $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=MRK&ID=136257
The CEO of Pfizerexpects to take home over $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=PFE&ID=200397
When the top executives account for such a sizable percentage (1 man takes home more than 1% of that $800 million) of the development costs, is it any wonder the costs are so high. -
Re:Why even allow any patents?
It takes, on average, 800 million to produce a new prescription drug
Only because the CEO of Eli Lily expects to take home almost $10 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=LLY&ID=28536
The CEO of Wyeth expects to take home more than $5 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=WYE&ID=57228
The CEO of Merck expects to take home almost $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=MRK&ID=136257
The CEO of Pfizerexpects to take home over $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=PFE&ID=200397
When the top executives account for such a sizable percentage (1 man takes home more than 1% of that $800 million) of the development costs, is it any wonder the costs are so high. -
Re:Why even allow any patents?
It takes, on average, 800 million to produce a new prescription drug
Only because the CEO of Eli Lily expects to take home almost $10 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=LLY&ID=28536
The CEO of Wyeth expects to take home more than $5 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=WYE&ID=57228
The CEO of Merck expects to take home almost $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=MRK&ID=136257
The CEO of Pfizerexpects to take home over $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=PFE&ID=200397
When the top executives account for such a sizable percentage (1 man takes home more than 1% of that $800 million) of the development costs, is it any wonder the costs are so high. -
Re:Why even allow any patents?
It takes, on average, 800 million to produce a new prescription drug
Only because the CEO of Eli Lily expects to take home almost $10 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=LLY&ID=28536
The CEO of Wyeth expects to take home more than $5 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=WYE&ID=57228
The CEO of Merck expects to take home almost $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=MRK&ID=136257
The CEO of Pfizerexpects to take home over $3 Mil a year http://www.investor.reuters.wallst.com/stocks/Offi cerProfile.asp?rpc=66&symbol=PFE&ID=200397
When the top executives account for such a sizable percentage (1 man takes home more than 1% of that $800 million) of the development costs, is it any wonder the costs are so high. -
Re:CxO pay cuts?
As per Reuteurs , Otellini gets paid $3,291,700 annually (Excluding options compensations)