You must be from one of those fascist commie countries. We have a saying that you should take to heart. Goes something like, Better to let a thousand guilty go free than to imprison even one innocent...
:-) Second reply for shits and giggles.. I could do this all day
I searched Google using what search terms I thought would bring something up...
Obviously you don't think much at all. Face it. You're a goof.. An active member of the politburo, are you? You seem quite competent at spreading their propaganda and all.. but in America you should try to be a bit more subtle about it.
That's still not a solution. I prefer to store my books locally, on my own "shelf". Under their system, it won't be long before they start charging rent to keep your books for you. Besides, these electronic readers are way too expensive.
Supposably, you can even remove a book from the device, and it will stay on the account...
The big problem is that they can remove the book from your account without your consent. You wouldn't let them come into your house and start removing books from your library, would you?
Gee, why don't we just outsource the entire military, including the pentagon? In fact, let's outsource everything so we can just sit and munch Chitos all day? Of course we could treat people with respect, you know, like their rights, and maybe they'll come looking for the job.
Power and DRM aren't the only problems. You also have to deal with the reliability and durability of the device. I don't want to have to buy a new one every 3 to 5 years because of a blown cap, an intermittent button, faded screen or some mandatory "upgrade" to accommodate a format change.
That meaning their competitors just gained 1,350,000 readers...
If they are like Murdoch, they would rather have the money. A reduction in readership is also a reduction in bandwidth costs. After all the math is worked out, the bottom line is the only thing that matters. Right now it's too early to tell. I fully expect that the Americans are more likely to fall in line than the Europeans, as indicated by the fact that Americans already put up with comparatively lousy internet and cell phone service.
Eventually the suckers, I mean, users will come around.
However, some have registered: Dan Sabbagh, formerly the media correspondent for the Times, suggests that about 150,000 users registered for access to the Times and Sunday Times while they were free, with 15,000 apparently agreeing to pay money.
This is very sad to see. It will only encourage others.
Or maybe their consumers are a tiny bit more critical and don't take whatever is dictated to them at face value. For example, I doubt they would accept a phone service that charges them to receive calls either. Americans will believe anything that's printed on a company letterhead. All they see is "shiny". All the marketing and advertising reflect this. A Mac mini is sold as "cute".
It might be cheaper, and more reliable to ship your baggage ahead of you on FedEx. In fact riding on their planes might be more comfortable also. Just have a friend put you into a crate and leave it on the dock.
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Not true. Read the FAQ, old timer :-)
Ah, so some collateral damage is "reasonable"?
You must be from one of those fascist commie countries. We have a saying that you should take to heart. Goes something like, Better to let a thousand guilty go free than to imprison even one innocent...
:-) Second reply for shits and giggles.. I could do this all day
I searched Google using what search terms I thought would bring something up...
Obviously you don't think much at all. Face it. You're a goof.. An active member of the politburo, are you? You seem quite competent at spreading their propaganda and all.. but in America you should try to be a bit more subtle about it.
And you're just full of shit. Not much of a stretch for you... In the eyes of the authorities their only real crime was picking the wrong target.
You get what you pay for
That's still not a solution. I prefer to store my books locally, on my own "shelf". Under their system, it won't be long before they start charging rent to keep your books for you. Besides, these electronic readers are way too expensive.
Supposably, you can even remove a book from the device, and it will stay on the account...
The big problem is that they can remove the book from your account without your consent. You wouldn't let them come into your house and start removing books from your library, would you?
You obviously don't read the news, especially tech news. I'll leave to you to practice the art of Googling.
Just be ready to take the blame if anything goes wrong. Or get a waiver to protect yourself...
Gee, why don't we just outsource the entire military, including the pentagon? In fact, let's outsource everything so we can just sit and munch Chitos all day? Of course we could treat people with respect, you know, like their rights, and maybe they'll come looking for the job.
Power and DRM aren't the only problems. You also have to deal with the reliability and durability of the device. I don't want to have to buy a new one every 3 to 5 years because of a blown cap, an intermittent button, faded screen or some mandatory "upgrade" to accommodate a format change.
Or water damage, or forgetting it on the bus/plane, or even damaged from something heavy landing on it.
You mean like a bus or plane?
That meaning their competitors just gained 1,350,000 readers...
If they are like Murdoch, they would rather have the money. A reduction in readership is also a reduction in bandwidth costs. After all the math is worked out, the bottom line is the only thing that matters. Right now it's too early to tell. I fully expect that the Americans are more likely to fall in line than the Europeans, as indicated by the fact that Americans already put up with comparatively lousy internet and cell phone service.
Eventually the suckers, I mean, users will come around.
However, some have registered: Dan Sabbagh, formerly the media correspondent for the Times, suggests that about 150,000 users registered for access to the Times and Sunday Times while they were free, with 15,000 apparently agreeing to pay money.
This is very sad to see. It will only encourage others.
I can't wait to see the responses from the Worshipers explaining this one.
I believe the standard response is, if you're not doing anything "wrong", what are you trying to hide?
What's Apple doing with the data?
That's one of those secrets protected by the patriot act.
Kill all litigators? Of course that would downsize Apple's staff considerably, but it's a start
Watts consumed.
You're just going to get some dumb-ass to blow his hand off.
Problem solved.. Or should I say, Mission accomplished!
Or maybe their consumers are a tiny bit more critical and don't take whatever is dictated to them at face value. For example, I doubt they would accept a phone service that charges them to receive calls either. Americans will believe anything that's printed on a company letterhead. All they see is "shiny". All the marketing and advertising reflect this. A Mac mini is sold as "cute".
Why are we paying nearly double the cost as other countries?
Because people will pay for it. Prices are based on "what the market will bear", not necessarily the cost of production.
It's an AVERAGE people.
It's a gimmick. Like saying Las Vegas slot machines are advertised to pay out 98% of what they take in.
It might be cheaper, and more reliable to ship your baggage ahead of you on FedEx. In fact riding on their planes might be more comfortable also. Just have a friend put you into a crate and leave it on the dock.
Reports say they're pulling out of Afghanistan in 2014, so the timing sounds about right.
DOOOOOMED!