Microsoft has Nokia in its pocket, Apple has.. itself, what OS do you suppose Samsung et al are going to use? HP's WebOS?
The problem is, the SMART phone OS market is limited. I wouldn't trust MS, and their current WP7 is barely alive and only by the might of Microsoft to keep it there.
The choice is get into bed with MS, get into bed with Google. Google has a much better track record.
Where the scientist would not be bound by petty morality.
One man's "petty morality" is another man's life. Please review history to see what happens when science is unbounded by morality, it is pretty sickening.
The disparity in wealth is not your concern. However, that disparity came during the age of entitlements so I have little sympathy to those that settle for meager earnings of entitlement programs because that is the easiest way. "Redistribution" of wealth is nothing more than state sponsored robbery.
How about we tax everyone 100% of their earnings and then give everyone a perfect and equal share of whatever it is that government thinks we should have.
I'm sick and tired of people saying I make too much money, and I don't pay enough in taxes. Especially ones that don't earn anything and don't pay any taxes.
BTW, between all state, federal, local and misc taxes and fees I pay each year, it is pretty much close to 50%. My salary is 50K year. If YOU want to pay more in taxes, by all means do, there is a line on your tax form to do just that.
No, we don't hate Obama care and expect a free ride at the ER. We hate Obama Care because we have insurance but can't afford to use it because of all the OTHER people getting free healthcare at the ER. It is like "sex change" operations for convicts because... well some court ordered taxpayers to fund body mutilation.
And Libertarians realize that there is a need for governance to protect the lives of innocents from those that would enslave us, which is why LIBERTY is very important to us. Which is why we should be funding the capture and execution of all pirates on the open seas, as a matter of protecting innocent vessels from thieves and murderers.
It just so happens that congress has legalized piracy by stealing from the productive members of society to fund the whims of the unproductive, thus enslaving all of us to the state. Socialism is nothing more than state sponsored slavery, where the bulk of earnings is given to the slave masters.
And no, I'm not kidding. Socialism IS state sponsored slavery.
Microsoft has little to say in this matter, because, last time I checked, Microsoft doesn't give source to even its partners either. And Microsoft doesn't have a leg to stand on, having given Nokia a huge subsidy as it migrates to WP7. In fact the sales of WP7 compared to both Android and iOS is pathetic, they aren't just in third place, they are in a distant third place.
I find whatever Microsoft says in relation to Phone Markets as pure... wishful thinking and FUD depending on how you look at it.
Are you saying that the banks have different lending rules based on address? If you could prove that, you'd have a great lawsuit. Too Bad that is just... brainwashing.
I don't know any predatory lenders, personally or even know where to look. I do know of more than a few people who were getting "rich" by flipping homes every six weeks, who are now completely busted with more debt than they can handle.
What pisses me off is that I avoided both sides of the mess, but I'm supposed to pay for it all with more taxes.
The guy appearently doesn't know that Massachusetts is a LIBERAL bastion of socialist agendas. I dare say, there is hardly a neocon in the state at this point, but rather the whole place is run by Neo-Coms (communists). Further, he doesn't realize that most of those in the TeaParty are Law and Order types, who would (and do) cringe at the site of abuse caught on video.
Meanwhile I suspect he supports the rioters in England and hates the unarmed police state there for trying to crack down on the looters and vandals of the "under privileged youths". Yeah, we know the type. Useful Idiots is what someone once called them.
First off, if Mexico or Canada knew a Drug kingpin was hiding in the US, and told the US, the US would have apprehended the guy/gal. This is NOT the case in Pakistan, where people in the government were and ARE actively helping Taliban and most likely even Bin Ladin.
This is more like the US under Obama and Holder supplying guns to Mexican Drug Lords, and not letting Mexico know we are doing it. Mexico should be pissed, but we're bigger and more organized so they just send patrols "off course" into US territory occasionally.
The reason we give tons of money to Pakistan's Military is to keep the NUKES out of Al Queda's hands, assuming they don't already have any. Pakistan is not our friend.
I'm pretty sure that the few people that actually use the crap make a boat load of cash for Verizon. Not a cigarette boat, but a friggin super tanker size boat load. I know a person who paid for VZ Navigator even though Google Maps was on his phone. WHY??? It sucked.
I'd be just happy if we could remove the crapware from the phone. Sure Verizon, install all the crapware you want, I don't care, just as long as I can remove the shit I don't want or don't need.
It matters in just about every case. It is just that the noise of the market (speculation) overshadows the immediate loss of value when dividends are issued to the owners of record.
Um, you forgot to reflect the drop in value that those stocks have taken over the last 4 years. If you invested $100 in Apple (for example), your stock would be worth over 3x what you paid for it. Or take Gold which has doubled in value in the last four years. I doubt that your "dividends" come even close to that, nor the appreciations of the value of whatever stock bundle you gave.
You miss that AAPL is holding shitloads of cash it uses to buy up strategic resources and factory runs, so much so that you can't really get a comparable tablet for the same price as an iPad. That cash gives Apple leverage in the market place, to the point where it can out maneuver all the competition, increasing (or maintaining) profit margins that are the envy of just about every company in every sector.
I've seen dividends drain a company dry trying to maintain them during economic downturns. Most companies cannot afford to keep dividends going well before they stop giving them. So, buy all means, keep your dividends, I'll take wise and strategic investing for the long haul over dividends.
I'm not an Apple fan boy, I don't own any Apple stock nor apple products.
And your point? Dividends only profit those that hold stock at the point the dividend is paid, not those the day before, not those the day after. And since our stock market is based on "TODAY" only, and not long or even medium term holdings paying dividend is nothing but a drain on company resources.
If we lived in a world where people held onto stock for long periods of time, then dividends might be something to value. Paying a dividend adds no value.
I have been arrested. I have a right to remain silent, I'll exercise it fully. They will not get my name from me, therefore I can question how they got my name. When I was arrested the asked my name. I didn't tell them. I didn't say a word. Once the "you're under arrest" happened, I shut my mouth.
Nothing pisses off a cop than having to figure out who you are.
I was acquitted of the charges mainly because the cops had NOTHING but each others conflicting testimony. They had nothing because I gave them nothing.
As for the "Stop and Identify" statutes, you must be suspected of committing a crime before they can detain you. And if you are NOT suspected of committing a crime, asking "am I free to go, or are you placing me under arrest", is the last thing you should ever say to a cop who wants to detain you.
The problem is, the people protesting against Neo Nazi's won't admit when leftwing extremists go and do stuff. (ELF, Earth First, WTO protesters etc) Look, Nazi's are stupid crazy racist bastards, but when you compare what they have DONE in the last decade, they are a minor blip compared to leftwing nuts who riot, burn down towns, and so on.
Or how about the recent rash of certain youths pulling people from cars and beating them half to death for being the wrong race or flash mob looting a mall? When are we going to address the racial gangs here in the US, which are much more problematic than a few white kids going to a metal concert? But some how, we're not allowed to talk about that because... well, because we're white and to mention it is racist.
I'm sure this post will be modded down as a Troll. simply because I point out the double standards, by people who can't handle a little introspection. I'm not posting anon, because I believe what I'm saying. I'm not worried about Skinhead Nazis in my town they are a extremely small stupid minority, I am concerned that we aren't looking at what is happening elsewhere and it end up here as well. See the difference?
Your Palin comment, while designed to be funny, isn't. Have you even seen what she thinks of the TSA and all that or you just assuming? In the end, all you've done is proved you're even more shallow than she is.
She believes all of THESE kinds of examples are nothing more than Politically Correct Security. The problem is that the LEFT WING handcuffs how we do things because it might "offend" the terrorists ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Muslims and incite them to commit acts of terrorism. So we pat down Granny's Diaper, confiscate Insulin, Fondle little kids and least... smash a toy MP3 player.
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Microsoft has Nokia in its pocket, Apple has .. itself, what OS do you suppose Samsung et al are going to use? HP's WebOS?
The problem is, the SMART phone OS market is limited. I wouldn't trust MS, and their current WP7 is barely alive and only by the might of Microsoft to keep it there.
The choice is get into bed with MS, get into bed with Google. Google has a much better track record.
One man's "petty morality" is another man's life. Please review history to see what happens when science is unbounded by morality, it is pretty sickening.
The disparity in wealth is not your concern. However, that disparity came during the age of entitlements so I have little sympathy to those that settle for meager earnings of entitlement programs because that is the easiest way. "Redistribution" of wealth is nothing more than state sponsored robbery.
How about we tax everyone 100% of their earnings and then give everyone a perfect and equal share of whatever it is that government thinks we should have.
I'm sick and tired of people saying I make too much money, and I don't pay enough in taxes. Especially ones that don't earn anything and don't pay any taxes.
BTW, between all state, federal, local and misc taxes and fees I pay each year, it is pretty much close to 50%. My salary is 50K year. If YOU want to pay more in taxes, by all means do, there is a line on your tax form to do just that.
No, we don't hate Obama care and expect a free ride at the ER. We hate Obama Care because we have insurance but can't afford to use it because of all the OTHER people getting free healthcare at the ER. It is like "sex change" operations for convicts because ... well some court ordered taxpayers to fund body mutilation.
And Libertarians realize that there is a need for governance to protect the lives of innocents from those that would enslave us, which is why LIBERTY is very important to us. Which is why we should be funding the capture and execution of all pirates on the open seas, as a matter of protecting innocent vessels from thieves and murderers.
It just so happens that congress has legalized piracy by stealing from the productive members of society to fund the whims of the unproductive, thus enslaving all of us to the state. Socialism is nothing more than state sponsored slavery, where the bulk of earnings is given to the slave masters.
And no, I'm not kidding. Socialism IS state sponsored slavery.
Who Trusts the web of Trust?
The only SSL Cert I trust is the one I issued to myself. But who trusts me? And who SHOULD trust me? Same probably goes with you too.
At some point, you're gonna have to trust someone else, and invariably that trust will be broken at some point. So, how do we fix us broken humans?
Microsoft has little to say in this matter, because, last time I checked, Microsoft doesn't give source to even its partners either. And Microsoft doesn't have a leg to stand on, having given Nokia a huge subsidy as it migrates to WP7. In fact the sales of WP7 compared to both Android and iOS is pathetic, they aren't just in third place, they are in a distant third place.
I find whatever Microsoft says in relation to Phone Markets as pure ... wishful thinking and FUD depending on how you look at it.
Disclaimer, I have a Moto DroidX
Are you saying that the banks have different lending rules based on address? If you could prove that, you'd have a great lawsuit. Too Bad that is just ... brainwashing.
So, are you for or against government confiscating taxpayer's money to fund Wall Street and Big Businesses "too big to fail" like GM?
Because I was, and am fully against it Let the Harvard MBAs figure out how to rebuild their companies they just bankrupted WITHOUT taxpayer money.
I'm a FREE MARKET guy, but that doesn't mean I support propping up the very people who screwed everyone over, including shareholders. .
Coward.
Scott Brown is a RINO. Sure, he's not a far left as Ted Kennedy was but he still is liberal. Or did the (R) confuse you?
I don't know any predatory lenders, personally or even know where to look. I do know of more than a few people who were getting "rich" by flipping homes every six weeks, who are now completely busted with more debt than they can handle.
What pisses me off is that I avoided both sides of the mess, but I'm supposed to pay for it all with more taxes.
The guy appearently doesn't know that Massachusetts is a LIBERAL bastion of socialist agendas. I dare say, there is hardly a neocon in the state at this point, but rather the whole place is run by Neo-Coms (communists). Further, he doesn't realize that most of those in the TeaParty are Law and Order types, who would (and do) cringe at the site of abuse caught on video.
Meanwhile I suspect he supports the rioters in England and hates the unarmed police state there for trying to crack down on the looters and vandals of the "under privileged youths". Yeah, we know the type. Useful Idiots is what someone once called them.
Your assumptions are all wrong.
First off, if Mexico or Canada knew a Drug kingpin was hiding in the US, and told the US, the US would have apprehended the guy/gal. This is NOT the case in Pakistan, where people in the government were and ARE actively helping Taliban and most likely even Bin Ladin.
This is more like the US under Obama and Holder supplying guns to Mexican Drug Lords, and not letting Mexico know we are doing it. Mexico should be pissed, but we're bigger and more organized so they just send patrols "off course" into US territory occasionally.
The reason we give tons of money to Pakistan's Military is to keep the NUKES out of Al Queda's hands, assuming they don't already have any. Pakistan is not our friend.
I wish some manufacturer would just ship with Cyanogen factory installed.
I'm pretty sure that the few people that actually use the crap make a boat load of cash for Verizon. Not a cigarette boat, but a friggin super tanker size boat load. I know a person who paid for VZ Navigator even though Google Maps was on his phone. WHY??? It sucked.
I'd be just happy if we could remove the crapware from the phone. Sure Verizon, install all the crapware you want, I don't care, just as long as I can remove the shit I don't want or don't need.
It matters in just about every case. It is just that the noise of the market (speculation) overshadows the immediate loss of value when dividends are issued to the owners of record.
Um, you forgot to reflect the drop in value that those stocks have taken over the last 4 years. If you invested $100 in Apple (for example), your stock would be worth over 3x what you paid for it. Or take Gold which has doubled in value in the last four years. I doubt that your "dividends" come even close to that, nor the appreciations of the value of whatever stock bundle you gave.
You miss that AAPL is holding shitloads of cash it uses to buy up strategic resources and factory runs, so much so that you can't really get a comparable tablet for the same price as an iPad. That cash gives Apple leverage in the market place, to the point where it can out maneuver all the competition, increasing (or maintaining) profit margins that are the envy of just about every company in every sector.
I've seen dividends drain a company dry trying to maintain them during economic downturns. Most companies cannot afford to keep dividends going well before they stop giving them. So, buy all means, keep your dividends, I'll take wise and strategic investing for the long haul over dividends.
I'm not an Apple fan boy, I don't own any Apple stock nor apple products.
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And your point? Dividends only profit those that hold stock at the point the dividend is paid, not those the day before, not those the day after. And since our stock market is based on "TODAY" only, and not long or even medium term holdings paying dividend is nothing but a drain on company resources.
If we lived in a world where people held onto stock for long periods of time, then dividends might be something to value. Paying a dividend adds no value.
I have been arrested. I have a right to remain silent, I'll exercise it fully. They will not get my name from me, therefore I can question how they got my name. When I was arrested the asked my name. I didn't tell them. I didn't say a word. Once the "you're under arrest" happened, I shut my mouth.
Nothing pisses off a cop than having to figure out who you are.
I was acquitted of the charges mainly because the cops had NOTHING but each others conflicting testimony. They had nothing because I gave them nothing.
As for the "Stop and Identify" statutes, you must be suspected of committing a crime before they can detain you. And if you are NOT suspected of committing a crime, asking "am I free to go, or are you placing me under arrest", is the last thing you should ever say to a cop who wants to detain you.
http://www.abc4.com/content/news/top_stories/story/UPDATE-John-Doe-inmate-identified-as-NM-man/XiAoEKLxyUuaEJ564Rndhg.cspx
It cost the county more to lock him up for four weeks than the fine is that he will have to pay. Hilarious!
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The problem is, the people protesting against Neo Nazi's won't admit when leftwing extremists go and do stuff. (ELF, Earth First, WTO protesters etc) Look, Nazi's are stupid crazy racist bastards, but when you compare what they have DONE in the last decade, they are a minor blip compared to leftwing nuts who riot, burn down towns, and so on.
Or how about the recent rash of certain youths pulling people from cars and beating them half to death for being the wrong race or flash mob looting a mall? When are we going to address the racial gangs here in the US, which are much more problematic than a few white kids going to a metal concert? But some how, we're not allowed to talk about that because ... well, because we're white and to mention it is racist.
I'm sure this post will be modded down as a Troll. simply because I point out the double standards, by people who can't handle a little introspection. I'm not posting anon, because I believe what I'm saying. I'm not worried about Skinhead Nazis in my town they are a extremely small stupid minority, I am concerned that we aren't looking at what is happening elsewhere and it end up here as well. See the difference?
Toy ... you missed the point of that whole sentence if you think I was talking about his MP3 player.
Your Palin comment, while designed to be funny, isn't. Have you even seen what she thinks of the TSA and all that or you just assuming? In the end, all you've done is proved you're even more shallow than she is.
She believes all of THESE kinds of examples are nothing more than Politically Correct Security. The problem is that the LEFT WING handcuffs how we do things because it might "offend" the terrorists ^H^H^H^H^H^H^H Muslims and incite them to commit acts of terrorism. So we pat down Granny's Diaper, confiscate Insulin, Fondle little kids and least ... smash a toy MP3 player.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2630366/posts
If you're going to criticize Palin, make sure it is legitimate. This isn't one of those cases (there are plenty to choose from)