If the US leads in chip manufacture, why can't it be competitive in putting the pieces together?
Because most of the CPU silicon used in the commonest devices - phones and laptops - is fabbed in Asia.
Because most of the parts - like screens, RAM and flash storage - are also made in Asia, so it's cheaper to bolt it all together in a location closest to the source of the most parts.
Because final assembly of something like an iPhone is a manual process that requires the dexterity of nimble fingers. It's not quite the same as bolting doors onto a Chevvy.
Don't forget, a hefty chunk of Qualcomm's - and pretty much all of Apple's - designs are not original, but instead are based on IP from ARM, a British company (although recently bought out by SoftBank).
In fact, Broadcom and Nvidia are also licencees of ARM IP as well, but less of their overall product range derives from it.
Oh, I thought it was the fault of the LG Prada. Afterall, all the Slashtards say that Apple COPIED the Prada, even though it came out like a couple of MONTHS before the iPhone was demoed.
No, Apple copied the variety of HTC devices that came out *years* before the iPhone existed.
It's entirely possible to design a single, generic low-voltage-output wall-wart that will fit comfortably within the minimum power-socket dimensions across all target markets
However, because this requires a little time, effort and money, the accountants and MBAs running pretty much every company instead source a brick from the lowest-cost Chinese provider... with, I am loathe to say it, the exception of Apple, as I've yet to see one of theirs overlap other sockets on a power strip of any country, unless the strip itself has been very poorly designed.
So, I suppose you were half-right - it is a natural consequence of global commerce, but combined with a complete lack of empathy or concern with regard to the customers...
Do the math on this. I just looked up movie ticket prices in my area (MN) and it's $12.90 for a regular non-discounted movie. If I saw three of those types of movies per month, call it $39. So for about half that ($20/month) AMC will let me see three movies each month.
A little more maths is required, along with a smidge of reading comprehension. The summary says three movies a week, which is (more or less) twelve movies a month with a potential saving of ~US$135.
On the other hand, I doubt there are that many movies I'd care to see, unless they also show lots of classic back-catalogue material...
What happened was that accountants and MBAs took over the running of their companies, and all they know is that the purpose of any and all companies is to maximise shareholder value.
1. FM coverage in the UK >99% - DAB coverage is nowhere near that level.
2. Cars - even today, more than 50% of new cars do not have a DAB receiver as standard, but all have FM. Then there's all the millions of cars already on the road that don't have DAB.
When UK TV was switched from analogue to digital, the government first made sure that simple, cheap STBs were available so that citizens could keep watching with their existing equipment. No such device exists to upgrade all the FM radios out there - in homes, cars and phones - to DAB.
FWIW, several of my non-techie friends were tricked into upgrading to Windows 10 - when the "do you want Windows 10" pop-up appeared, they clicked on the "close window" icon like they'd done before, but MS had decided to change the behaviour of the dialog, so that now meant "yes."
Better yet, a couple of those (Sony - yes, I know, but I wasn't consulted during the purchasing phase) machines became unusable due to a lack of appropriate hardware drivers.
Also, FWIW, MS can claim Windows 10 stats on pretty much every new non-Apple PC sold, as (a) MS and the OEMs don't offer any alternative; and (b) despite what gets installed on it once it's out of the box, so their claims are effectively meaningless.
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...or there's a pod under his bed.
...usage predates Python (Monty) by some hundreds of years.
In popular culture, The Monkees released a song called "Randy Scouse Git" two years before the Flying Circus was first broadcast...
If the US leads in chip manufacture, why can't it be competitive in putting the pieces together?
Because most of the CPU silicon used in the commonest devices - phones and laptops - is fabbed in Asia.
Because most of the parts - like screens, RAM and flash storage - are also made in Asia, so it's cheaper to bolt it all together in a location closest to the source of the most parts.
Because final assembly of something like an iPhone is a manual process that requires the dexterity of nimble fingers. It's not quite the same as bolting doors onto a Chevvy.
Don't forget, a hefty chunk of Qualcomm's - and pretty much all of Apple's - designs are not original, but instead are based on IP from ARM, a British company (although recently bought out by SoftBank).
In fact, Broadcom and Nvidia are also licencees of ARM IP as well, but less of their overall product range derives from it.
If I pay an ISP for 20Mb/s, where do they get off by limiting my connection to some services to 5Mb/s and not others?
Unless they're deliberately routing certain traffic through a narrow peering pipe...
Oh, I thought it was the fault of the LG Prada. Afterall, all the Slashtards say that Apple COPIED the Prada, even though it came out like a couple of MONTHS before the iPhone was demoed.
No, Apple copied the variety of HTC devices that came out *years* before the iPhone existed.
... this is "alleged infringement" until such time it has been investigated and been proven.
Last time I checked, the "presumption of innocence" was still a corner-stone of the rule of law for most - nominally civilised - countries.
I don't think that word means what you think it means...
It's entirely possible to design a single, generic low-voltage-output wall-wart that will fit comfortably within the minimum power-socket dimensions across all target markets
However, because this requires a little time, effort and money, the accountants and MBAs running pretty much every company instead source a brick from the lowest-cost Chinese provider... with, I am loathe to say it, the exception of Apple, as I've yet to see one of theirs overlap other sockets on a power strip of any country, unless the strip itself has been very poorly designed.
So, I suppose you were half-right - it is a natural consequence of global commerce, but combined with a complete lack of empathy or concern with regard to the customers...
The MS trackball I'm using right now is as precise as any mouse I've used, whether in an IDE, PhotoShop, Premiere or gaming.
Not really an equivalent to the Microsoft trackballs - take a look at this
Admittedly, the MS product is right-hand only, unlike the Kensington, but it fits the hand very well indeed.
I wish they'd bring back the Trackball Optical 1.0 - the one I'm using right now has an iffy scroll wheel.
I'm guessing that anyone who wanted to make malicious use of this behaviour wouldn't use a compiler designed to mitigate the issue...
Do the math on this. I just looked up movie ticket prices in my area (MN) and it's $12.90 for a regular non-discounted movie. If I saw three of those types of movies per month, call it $39. So for about half that ($20/month) AMC will let me see three movies each month.
A little more maths is required, along with a smidge of reading comprehension. The summary says three movies a week, which is (more or less) twelve movies a month with a potential saving of ~US$135.
On the other hand, I doubt there are that many movies I'd care to see, unless they also show lots of classic back-catalogue material...
...requiring all packaging and marketing materials to state "This device will not receive security updates after [date]"
Yeah, nostalgia's not as good as it used to be...
What happened was that accountants and MBAs took over the running of their companies, and all they know is that the purpose of any and all companies is to maximise shareholder value.
Those were the days... grammatically correct summaries, no slashverts and no dupes.
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Missed a 3-digit UID due to a needless meeting
Cheers to you, RobLimo...
Two reasons:
1. FM coverage in the UK >99% - DAB coverage is nowhere near that level.
2. Cars - even today, more than 50% of new cars do not have a DAB receiver as standard, but all have FM. Then there's all the millions of cars already on the road that don't have DAB.
When UK TV was switched from analogue to digital, the government first made sure that simple, cheap STBs were available so that citizens could keep watching with their existing equipment. No such device exists to upgrade all the FM radios out there - in homes, cars and phones - to DAB.
De nada...
FWIW, several of my non-techie friends were tricked into upgrading to Windows 10 - when the "do you want Windows 10" pop-up appeared, they clicked on the "close window" icon like they'd done before, but MS had decided to change the behaviour of the dialog, so that now meant "yes."
Better yet, a couple of those (Sony - yes, I know, but I wasn't consulted during the purchasing phase) machines became unusable due to a lack of appropriate hardware drivers.
Also, FWIW, MS can claim Windows 10 stats on pretty much every new non-Apple PC sold, as (a) MS and the OEMs don't offer any alternative; and (b) despite what gets installed on it once it's out of the box, so their claims are effectively meaningless.
You're also welcome....
You're also welcome...
You're welcome.
Shame that there's no DM facility here...