This is a good point, and worthy of it's own discussion thread. Gubbermints threw a fit because MS dared to include a brower with their OS in the 90s but what Apple does with their walled garden is much more anti-competetive. Yet we haven't heard a peep from the Justice Department. Could it have anything to do with having a former Vice-President (Al Gore) on the board of directors?
The same people wanting us driving electric cars also don't want us building new power plants that would be required to support the additional load. The power grids can barely handle the loads they're under now.
They turned out to cost more than they brought in. People aren't as willing to run the light when they know they're being watched. It's the same reason the highway patrol cops hide in the ditch. Visibility is a deterrent. Invisibility is a money-maker.
A tablet is a luxury item. I can't justify spending $600 or $800 (or whatever they cost) on a tablet when I can buy a laptop or build my own desktop for something in the $300-400 range.
I do it from time to time, but not every day. I do use my T-Mobile TV or Netflix but when I do so, I'm usually at home or near some other wireless router.
And at the other extreme, I have heard news stories about: A kid gets arrested for having a butter knife in his lunch box. A kid gets busted for possession of Tylenol. Another kid gets in trouble for sharing cupcakes. Kids getting sanctioned for holding hands in the hallway. The schools crack down so hard on these miniscule infringments that they MAKE THE NEWS. With schools worrying about all this crap, we wonder why they're not learning to read and write??
That's becase, as the article points out, when you outsource the entire process of making the widgets to Asia, people in Asia learn how the widgets works. Those here in America are no longer making the widgets, so they don't know how they work.
This reminds me of the CEO (like Bill Gates) who complains about the schools not turning out enough "qualified applicants" for engineering positions at his company. The kids aren't signing up to be engineers because they see all those jobs going to China and India.
Very sad and very true. The problem seems to stem from the fact that investors have no real incentive to see companies succeed in the long-term. They're all myopically focused on stock price when they should be focused on dividends. The fact that a lot of companies don't even pay dividends exacerbates this problem.
This is the bullshit myth that never seems to die. Anyone who's been on FB for longer than 5 min. knows who can see what and how to adjust their settings. I have my settings such that only friends and relatives can see my posts and details. NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE THIS unless I grant them that permission.
We've had such package tracking in use for YEARS. Now, all of a sudden, someone can patent it? I wonder who will patent the wheel? How about a patent on picking one's nose or walking across a street? Aren't there rules that prevent such absurdity? Or is the entire patent office about as incompetent as the White House?
People also appreciate the 19"+ screen, full-sized keyboard, and full-sized mouse. They also want the biggest HD they can find (I imagine in 10 years they will likely be measured in hundreds of TB or even PB).
And FWIW, my guitar amp has at least one tube in it and there are plenty of us ham radio operators still around. In fact, our numbers continue to keep up with population growth, depsite the popular myth that we're "extinct".
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I put my girlfriend in a pre-paid T-Moblie plan about a month ago, long after the announcement.
Here's proof: http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/
That may be true when it comes to computers but certainly not smartphones and tablets.
This is a good point, and worthy of it's own discussion thread. Gubbermints threw a fit because MS dared to include a brower with their OS in the 90s but what Apple does with their walled garden is much more anti-competetive. Yet we haven't heard a peep from the Justice Department. Could it have anything to do with having a former Vice-President (Al Gore) on the board of directors?
The same people wanting us driving electric cars also don't want us building new power plants that would be required to support the additional load. The power grids can barely handle the loads they're under now.
Because doing all that without Apple holding their hand would be too hard. Got it.
They turned out to cost more than they brought in. People aren't as willing to run the light when they know they're being watched. It's the same reason the highway patrol cops hide in the ditch. Visibility is a deterrent. Invisibility is a money-maker.
A tablet is a luxury item. I can't justify spending $600 or $800 (or whatever they cost) on a tablet when I can buy a laptop or build my own desktop for something in the $300-400 range.
I do it from time to time, but not every day. I do use my T-Mobile TV or Netflix but when I do so, I'm usually at home or near some other wireless router.
And at the other extreme, I have heard news stories about: A kid gets arrested for having a butter knife in his lunch box. A kid gets busted for possession of Tylenol. Another kid gets in trouble for sharing cupcakes. Kids getting sanctioned for holding hands in the hallway. The schools crack down so hard on these miniscule infringments that they MAKE THE NEWS. With schools worrying about all this crap, we wonder why they're not learning to read and write??
That's becase, as the article points out, when you outsource the entire process of making the widgets to Asia, people in Asia learn how the widgets works. Those here in America are no longer making the widgets, so they don't know how they work.
This reminds me of the CEO (like Bill Gates) who complains about the schools not turning out enough "qualified applicants" for engineering positions at his company. The kids aren't signing up to be engineers because they see all those jobs going to China and India.
Yeah, I sure wish those blind people would stay off the highway. They're enough of a road hazard already!
Oh, you mean crossing a street? I guess they'd just do it the old-fashioned way in that case.
Very sad and very true. The problem seems to stem from the fact that investors have no real incentive to see companies succeed in the long-term. They're all myopically focused on stock price when they should be focused on dividends. The fact that a lot of companies don't even pay dividends exacerbates this problem.
Lots of big words that didn't seem to say anything.
Unfortunately, they are about to be owned by AT&T. As a T-Mobile customer, I likely won't be renewing my next contract.
And if it weren't for CEOs and Wall Street, few of us would have a job to go to.
Becuase it's worked so well everywhere it's been tried, right?
Apologies for the harsh tone. I just get so tired of people being paranoid about FB vs. their privacy.
This is the bullshit myth that never seems to die. Anyone who's been on FB for longer than 5 min. knows who can see what and how to adjust their settings. I have my settings such that only friends and relatives can see my posts and details. NO ONE ELSE CAN SEE THIS unless I grant them that permission.
We've had such package tracking in use for YEARS. Now, all of a sudden, someone can patent it? I wonder who will patent the wheel? How about a patent on picking one's nose or walking across a street? Aren't there rules that prevent such absurdity? Or is the entire patent office about as incompetent as the White House?
"Illustrating absurdity by being absurd." - a phrase commonly used by Rush Limbaugh.
Excuse me while I go patent running water.
Or maybe they're just spoiled brats?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2024284/UK-riots-2011-Liberal-dogma-spawned-generation-brutalised-youths.html
People also appreciate the 19"+ screen, full-sized keyboard, and full-sized mouse. They also want the biggest HD they can find (I imagine in 10 years they will likely be measured in hundreds of TB or even PB).
And FWIW, my guitar amp has at least one tube in it and there are plenty of us ham radio operators still around. In fact, our numbers continue to keep up with population growth, depsite the popular myth that we're "extinct".
"It's all BUSH's fault!!"
"Yeah! Bush is spying on us! IMPEACH BUSH!!"
"oh wait..."
That's what sold me on T-Mobile. It will be interesting (likely a very sad day) to see how that changes when AT&T takes over.
Yeah, that one from Chicago is SO much better...