This is both really good and really bad at the same time. Although I want these guys to be shut up, I do not agree that Google should censor opinions even if most of us find those opinions abhorrent.
I would assume that at some point Samsung counter sued, claiming that the suit was malicious and caused damage (i.e. costs) to Samsung. That is fairly common in the UK. I have done that in a court case but I was awarded money. As the counter suit becomes part of Apple's original suit the cost of a counter suit is negligible and in my case I was really happy when they took me to court as it meant that I could counter sue for free when I would not have been able to afford to sue them if they had not instigated the case. Many American companies suffer in European courts because they fail to really understand the differences. The court has to address the damage that Apple has caused to Samsung and this seems a fair way of doing it. It has been done before (they are saying that the bad press is more damaging than the financial loss) but it is more common to award money.
I would love to see Apple try that as it would be a clear contempt of court. Any attempt to defend it would be likely to insult the judge even more and get more damages against them. Lets see some heads roll:-D
and do not forget to use different computers for each site as well because they track your use and know if you are using a different name on each site. So you need one computer for Google, one for Gmail, one for Youtube, etc.
It is a big issue to a European that assumes a right of privacy but of course to an American who is only used to that right in name alone, this is not an issue. In Europe the data remains mine. I own it. They can use it only as I allow them to use my data.
It is far more about the spotlight than the case. He knows exactly what he is doing and he is doing it well. The girls in Sweden are yesterdays news and he wants the spotlight on him now. It does not matter if he wins or not, if he can garner support from the idea of being unfairly treated he will probably actually benefit from losing. I used to work with Greenpeace and we used to do things that were clearly illegal but the companies involved would always be the ones pressuring the police to drop the charges so that it would drop off the front page. We wanted it to stay on the front page and would be openly antagonistic toward the police to make them not want to drop any charges. It really does not matter about the outcome, several years of appeals helps keep the public reading about it. We were never allowed to appeal against being found not guilty though...
If you use Trip Advisor you will find that most of the reviews are generic as they are written by professionals. Good reviews are paid for and while the hotel etc. is at it they pay for negative reviews to be written about all their competitors. This is not something new.
I know of one guest house here that had a bad report on trip advisor about staff stealing from the guests before the guest house had even received any guests. They had just opened and had not done any business at all and there first review was fake.
... to the skins of all those cows we eat? The beef industry is not going to stop killing the cows, but now they will have to throw away the skins rather than turn them into leather. We will have to pay more for our beef, pork etc. to cover this cost and then pay for the fake leather as well...
The S3 is a quad core as standard, not overclocked or any other dumb comment. The only market that it is not a quad care is the US because the people there cannot cope with real phones yet. Stop reading the US propaganda and look at the real world. The iPhone is slow. The S3 does so much more and has applications that are not even on the iPhone. Just because you live in a backwater does not mean that rest of us are still using the old tech that you have to put up with.
I totally agree that we need choice, I do prefer the S3 but I much prefer having choice. My g/f and my son have iPhones and I have Android. We are all happy with what we have and do not have any problem with the other liking something different. The Apple/Samsung case is bad because they are taking away choice. Fight it for that reason.
22 grams will not worry me but the iPhone 5 is Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G and the Galaxy III is up to 11 h 40 min (3G), I can manage that extra 22 grams in my pocket for 50% more use. As for ahead, I think that means the iPhones dual core 1.2 compared to the Samsung quad core 1.4. Content, total freedom instead of restricted, Samsung wins hands down.
You will have to remember that you are writing to a predominantly American audience and they have no idea of what the Samsung range of phones really look like. Have you seen the piece of shite that gets called a Galaxy II in the US and compared it to the Asian version. It is a completely different phone. Yes, Samsung are streets ahead of Apple but as Apple have managed to keep most of the Samsung products off of the American shelves the people there have no idea of where the real market is these days.
I was looking at tablets yesterday and there is no way that I would consider the Apple. I do prefer its gestures but it is so far behind in features (i.e. USB and microSD) that it is no good for my needs as I need a lot of storage. The phones are the same, I like the Apple but a couple of nice touches and gestures compared to usablilty means that it is not a contender and then when you look at the power of the Samsung you stop even considering the Apple.
I am an Apple fanboy or rather was prior to iOS. I much prefer using OSX with the ability to use the BSD CLI etc.
How is this even an answer? Why on earth would anyone want to bring out an XP machine now? That is facile. If your laptop dies, then you need to buy a new one, surely that is obvious. Can you get me some of what you are smoking?
I do not bother with ACs either but icebike hardly gives away your identity as Facebook is asking for. I would not give my real name on Facebook and I think that anyone that does is an idiot. I would not want some fanatic to be able to track me down after I comment about some crazy's over reaction to that anti-Mohammed film. I do not tend to write flame bait but I often speak my mind and there are people out there that will kill you for speaking your mind if it is not the same as their warped perception of the world. Do you really think that they cannot find you if you put all your real data on Facebook as Facebook wants?
This is not about AC vs. pseudonym, they want you to put genuine data on your account that will allow people to find the real you in person.
You seem to have missed my point. If you need what is on offer in the newer OS then you should get it. Why on earth would anyone install XP on a new ultrabook? but if you are cleaning out your 10 year old laptop and want to reinstall the OS that came with it, you have already paid for that and the service that should come with that. They should leave the servers running and stop trying to force people to pay for things they do not need.
Those bad customers have already paid them and they were happy to take the money. They did not do anything for free and no one is suggesting that they should. Why write in bold if you have nothing to say?
Maybe it is well past time that companies (i.e. Microsoft) learnt to support customers rather than drive them. If 43% of businesses are really happy with XP then they should continue to support it. Many companies are fed up with constant updates (although constant is not an apt word with this time frame) and would prefer to stick with something that works. Most companies are not interested in bleeding edge and just want Doris to be able to type up that invoice for the roof that Gary has fixed or the sink that Fred unblocked or whatever and updating the computer to do the same job is of zero importance.
It is one thing that a company does not want to continue to develop an old product but when they pull the plug on updates etc. rather than just leaving the server running, I feel that they are not complying with their agreement. If Doris needs to run a new scanner or something that does not work with XP then it is time for her to talk to her boss but while she is happy with her laserjet churning out reams of invoices and heating up the office at the same time, let her.
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This is both really good and really bad at the same time. Although I want these guys to be shut up, I do not agree that Google should censor opinions even if most of us find those opinions abhorrent.
I would assume that at some point Samsung counter sued, claiming that the suit was malicious and caused damage (i.e. costs) to Samsung. That is fairly common in the UK. I have done that in a court case but I was awarded money. As the counter suit becomes part of Apple's original suit the cost of a counter suit is negligible and in my case I was really happy when they took me to court as it meant that I could counter sue for free when I would not have been able to afford to sue them if they had not instigated the case. Many American companies suffer in European courts because they fail to really understand the differences. The court has to address the damage that Apple has caused to Samsung and this seems a fair way of doing it. It has been done before (they are saying that the bad press is more damaging than the financial loss) but it is more common to award money.
I would love to see Apple try that as it would be a clear contempt of court. Any attempt to defend it would be likely to insult the judge even more and get more damages against them. Lets see some heads roll :-D
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"use different use names on each site."
and do not forget to use different computers for each site as well because they track your use and know if you are using a different name on each site. So you need one computer for Google, one for Gmail, one for Youtube, etc.
It is a big issue to a European that assumes a right of privacy but of course to an American who is only used to that right in name alone, this is not an issue. In Europe the data remains mine. I own it. They can use it only as I allow them to use my data.
Given that the US is the main protagonist in this field they should be careful what precedent they set...
Then it would be the guy that reposted that caused harm, not the original poster...
It is far more about the spotlight than the case. He knows exactly what he is doing and he is doing it well. The girls in Sweden are yesterdays news and he wants the spotlight on him now. It does not matter if he wins or not, if he can garner support from the idea of being unfairly treated he will probably actually benefit from losing. I used to work with Greenpeace and we used to do things that were clearly illegal but the companies involved would always be the ones pressuring the police to drop the charges so that it would drop off the front page. We wanted it to stay on the front page and would be openly antagonistic toward the police to make them not want to drop any charges. It really does not matter about the outcome, several years of appeals helps keep the public reading about it. We were never allowed to appeal against being found not guilty though...
and for more context, it was still a better love story than Twilight.
Anyone that would write that joke on the Facebook page run by the people trying to find the little girl definitely needs therapy (or broken legs)
I would agree that that would make it grossly offensive and deserving of far more than a smack in the mouth. Broken legs maybe...
It is a sick joke but a smack in the mouth would be a more appropriate response...
If you use Trip Advisor you will find that most of the reviews are generic as they are written by professionals. Good reviews are paid for and while the hotel etc. is at it they pay for negative reviews to be written about all their competitors. This is not something new.
I know of one guest house here that had a bad report on trip advisor about staff stealing from the guests before the guest house had even received any guests. They had just opened and had not done any business at all and there first review was fake.
Are you suggesting that Apple have copied Canon's intellectual property?
... to the skins of all those cows we eat? The beef industry is not going to stop killing the cows, but now they will have to throw away the skins rather than turn them into leather. We will have to pay more for our beef, pork etc. to cover this cost and then pay for the fake leather as well...
The S3 is a quad core as standard, not overclocked or any other dumb comment. The only market that it is not a quad care is the US because the people there cannot cope with real phones yet. Stop reading the US propaganda and look at the real world. The iPhone is slow. The S3 does so much more and has applications that are not even on the iPhone. Just because you live in a backwater does not mean that rest of us are still using the old tech that you have to put up with.
I totally agree that we need choice, I do prefer the S3 but I much prefer having choice. My g/f and my son have iPhones and I have Android. We are all happy with what we have and do not have any problem with the other liking something different. The Apple/Samsung case is bad because they are taking away choice. Fight it for that reason.
22 grams will not worry me but the iPhone 5 is Talk time: Up to 8 hours on 3G and the Galaxy III is up to 11 h 40 min (3G), I can manage that extra 22 grams in my pocket for 50% more use. As for ahead, I think that means the iPhones dual core 1.2 compared to the Samsung quad core 1.4. Content, total freedom instead of restricted, Samsung wins hands down.
You will have to remember that you are writing to a predominantly American audience and they have no idea of what the Samsung range of phones really look like. Have you seen the piece of shite that gets called a Galaxy II in the US and compared it to the Asian version. It is a completely different phone. Yes, Samsung are streets ahead of Apple but as Apple have managed to keep most of the Samsung products off of the American shelves the people there have no idea of where the real market is these days.
I was looking at tablets yesterday and there is no way that I would consider the Apple. I do prefer its gestures but it is so far behind in features (i.e. USB and microSD) that it is no good for my needs as I need a lot of storage. The phones are the same, I like the Apple but a couple of nice touches and gestures compared to usablilty means that it is not a contender and then when you look at the power of the Samsung you stop even considering the Apple.
I am an Apple fanboy or rather was prior to iOS. I much prefer using OSX with the ability to use the BSD CLI etc.
and have your seen the horrendous burns that it can cause in its gaseous state?
How is this even an answer? Why on earth would anyone want to bring out an XP machine now? That is facile. If your laptop dies, then you need to buy a new one, surely that is obvious. Can you get me some of what you are smoking?
I do not bother with ACs either but icebike hardly gives away your identity as Facebook is asking for. I would not give my real name on Facebook and I think that anyone that does is an idiot. I would not want some fanatic to be able to track me down after I comment about some crazy's over reaction to that anti-Mohammed film. I do not tend to write flame bait but I often speak my mind and there are people out there that will kill you for speaking your mind if it is not the same as their warped perception of the world. Do you really think that they cannot find you if you put all your real data on Facebook as Facebook wants?
This is not about AC vs. pseudonym, they want you to put genuine data on your account that will allow people to find the real you in person.
You seem to have missed my point. If you need what is on offer in the newer OS then you should get it. Why on earth would anyone install XP on a new ultrabook? but if you are cleaning out your 10 year old laptop and want to reinstall the OS that came with it, you have already paid for that and the service that should come with that. They should leave the servers running and stop trying to force people to pay for things they do not need.
Those bad customers have already paid them and they were happy to take the money. They did not do anything for free and no one is suggesting that they should. Why write in bold if you have nothing to say?
Maybe it is well past time that companies (i.e. Microsoft) learnt to support customers rather than drive them. If 43% of businesses are really happy with XP then they should continue to support it. Many companies are fed up with constant updates (although constant is not an apt word with this time frame) and would prefer to stick with something that works. Most companies are not interested in bleeding edge and just want Doris to be able to type up that invoice for the roof that Gary has fixed or the sink that Fred unblocked or whatever and updating the computer to do the same job is of zero importance.
It is one thing that a company does not want to continue to develop an old product but when they pull the plug on updates etc. rather than just leaving the server running, I feel that they are not complying with their agreement. If Doris needs to run a new scanner or something that does not work with XP then it is time for her to talk to her boss but while she is happy with her laserjet churning out reams of invoices and heating up the office at the same time, let her.
Written using XP :-)