As much as I distrust government, it does sometimes perform necessary and useful functions, and sometimes even accomplishes those. Speed limits are largely necessary, and usually appropriate.
It is pretty typical in the Los Angeles area for "road construction areas" to be marked to include much larger areas than needed, as well as left marked during long periods with no actual work or personnel present. Coupled with the "all traffic fines are doubled in a marked construction area", this generates significant revenue.
But then I am probably just sulking over my last speeding ticket 23 years ago.
Your arguments and comparisons are predicated on Apple being a monopoly in a space. Smartphones, tablets/netbooks, whichever. This is not currently even close to the case. Until it is, i.e. "When Apple has that position and leverage . ..", you will be correct.
But as so many are fond of pointing out, they do not now control any market, with the exception of portable music players. Certainly not computers.
It shocks me that a rival company, started well after Netflix was established, would not shamelessly steal their current envelope design and instead would steal an early beta design that didn't work out. At the very least, they could have worked with the USPS to refine their packaging in the same way Netflix did.
Indeed. I have filed suit against my son, because his body is currently busy fabricating copies of fully half the characteristics encoded in MY genome, which I am sure all slashdotters would agree, belongs to ME. I have compiled extensive photographic evidence that he looks like me as a child, and won't even get into how he is infringing on my few areas of talent by displaying equal or even more aptitude in them.
My wife is also named in the suit for using her wiles to obtain this genetic information for him, by tricking me into allowing her to download it.
Still not clear why anyone would buy a Bluray player other than a PS3.
Beyond there having been players that were cheaper by $1-200 for a period, the PS3 only puts out the new audio streams over HDMI. A lot of people still have receivers/processors without HDMI, but with analog inputs. PS3 is a no go if they want the audio upgrade and don't want to blow more money on a new receiver.
"Free" main ingredient of industrial process does not equal total environmental cost of said process.
Encouraging people to use a manufactured product they had managed to do without is an environmental negative. Unless you have some support like an even halfway plausible theory that printing out documents reduces some other activity with negative impact.
Now you're postulating an adversary with 12+ missiles. Not exactly a "terrorist group" level of activity as far as cost, training and coordination. And are you covering all 12 of those launches with one fire?
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you got your results from Google and they skewed them, but if you are seriously arguing poor iPhone sales, the stock buying world disagrees with you:
- SACD playback (software) Did anyone actually want this? While it's likely that a PS3 owner would have an HDTV, it's unlikely they would own a high end audio setup to take advantage of SACD. Anyone serious about this functionality would own a proper standalone SACD player. Less hardware = cheaper console.
Anyone? Yes. Lots of people, no, but enough that we even have our own forum:
The PS3 is actually a pretty decent CD/SACD player over HDMI.
But to the point, Sony has largely abandoned the format, so it made little sense to saddle the console with the cost of the hardware for this feature going forward.
Every time I have been to Japan in the last ~2 years, I have had both my index fingers scanned, as has every other person in the visitors section of immigration at Narita.
A valid point. But what kind of visionary, with one of the largest tech companies in the world at his command, couldn't bring his vision to fruition? After all, he is also touted as a business genius.
Maybe his vision was incomplete, which would make him not quite so visionary.
You left out the part where, after being rebuffed by the manufacturers of tablesaws, he actually petitioned the government to force them to license his technology.
With the big tool companies declining to participate, SawStop is seeking other ways to make sure its technology is adopted. In April 2003, the company filed a petition with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make SawStop-like technology standard on all table saws.
Black & Decker has been for a while now DeWalt's more consumer targeted brand, i.e. cheaper and non-professional. There used to be a B&D professional line that were basically the same as DeWalts, but they went away over a decade ago.
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As much as I distrust government, it does sometimes perform necessary and useful functions, and sometimes even accomplishes those. Speed limits are largely necessary, and usually appropriate.
It is pretty typical in the Los Angeles area for "road construction areas" to be marked to include much larger areas than needed, as well as left marked during long periods with no actual work or personnel present. Coupled with the "all traffic fines are doubled in a marked construction area", this generates significant revenue.
But then I am probably just sulking over my last speeding ticket 23 years ago.
Until it is, you will not be correct, I meant
Your arguments and comparisons are predicated on Apple being a monopoly in a space. Smartphones, tablets/netbooks, whichever. This is not currently even close to the case. Until it is, i.e. "When Apple has that position and leverage . . .", you will be correct.
But as so many are fond of pointing out, they do not now control any market, with the exception of portable music players. Certainly not computers.
It shocks me that a rival company, started well after Netflix was established, would not shamelessly steal their current envelope design and instead would steal an early beta design that didn't work out. At the very least, they could have worked with the USPS to refine their packaging in the same way Netflix did.
Maybe Netflix patented both those things.
Maybe it's in the alps . . .
Without. Just tried it on my wife's.
Indeed. I have filed suit against my son, because his body is currently busy fabricating copies of fully half the characteristics encoded in MY genome, which I am sure all slashdotters would agree, belongs to ME. I have compiled extensive photographic evidence that he looks like me as a child, and won't even get into how he is infringing on my few areas of talent by displaying equal or even more aptitude in them.
My wife is also named in the suit for using her wiles to obtain this genetic information for him, by tricking me into allowing her to download it.
Still not clear why anyone would buy a Bluray player other than a PS3.
Beyond there having been players that were cheaper by $1-200 for a period, the PS3 only puts out the new audio streams over HDMI. A lot of people still have receivers/processors without HDMI, but with analog inputs. PS3 is a no go if they want the audio upgrade and don't want to blow more money on a new receiver.
I have a PS3 though.
Works with antennas too.
or even contributed to Steve Jobs bank account.
Avoided all Disney products in the last 3 years, and Pixar releases forever?
Donut for a tire? Mmmmm. Where is this dealer again?
"Free" main ingredient of industrial process does not equal total environmental cost of said process.
Encouraging people to use a manufactured product they had managed to do without is an environmental negative. Unless you have some support like an even halfway plausible theory that printing out documents reduces some other activity with negative impact.
Now you're postulating an adversary with 12+ missiles. Not exactly a "terrorist group" level of activity as far as cost, training and coordination. And are you covering all 12 of those launches with one fire?
Feels to me like a stretch.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you got your results from Google and they skewed them, but if you are seriously arguing poor iPhone sales, the stock buying world disagrees with you:
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20002964-37.html
The photographer on the other hand probably won't survive the nuclear blast that produced it.
Maybe he sleeps in the fridge with his film.
- SACD playback (software)
Did anyone actually want this? While it's likely that a PS3 owner would have an HDTV, it's unlikely they would own a high end audio setup to take advantage of SACD. Anyone serious about this functionality would own a proper standalone SACD player. Less hardware = cheaper console.
Anyone? Yes. Lots of people, no, but enough that we even have our own forum:
http://www.ps3sacd.com/forums/
The PS3 is actually a pretty decent CD/SACD player over HDMI.
But to the point, Sony has largely abandoned the format, so it made little sense to saddle the console with the cost of the hardware for this feature going forward.
When?
Every time I have been to Japan in the last ~2 years, I have had both my index fingers scanned, as has every other person in the visitors section of immigration at Narita.
Have you been recently, and where did you enter?
BEING one of the board of directors makes him a little more than just a holder of 7% of the stock . . .
http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/bios/steve_jobs.html
You can make armor out of Stuart Goddard?
A valid point. But what kind of visionary, with one of the largest tech companies in the world at his command, couldn't bring his vision to fruition? After all, he is also touted as a business genius.
Maybe his vision was incomplete, which would make him not quite so visionary.
The internet will always provide.
http://fashionablygeek.com/design/i-gots-me-a-big-ass-pocket-for-the-ipad/
You left out the part where, after being rebuffed by the manufacturers of tablesaws, he actually petitioned the government to force them to license his technology.
With the big tool companies declining to participate, SawStop is seeking other ways to make sure its technology is adopted. In April 2003, the company filed a petition with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to make SawStop-like technology standard on all table saws.
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20050701/disruptor-gass.html#
Black & Decker has been for a while now DeWalt's more consumer targeted brand, i.e. cheaper and non-professional. There used to be a B&D professional line that were basically the same as DeWalts, but they went away over a decade ago.
The sequel will feature a new dragon, named Aesydrayne
Win!