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  1. The more MSFT fails, the higher their stock goes on More NFL Players Attack Microsoft's $400M Surface Deal With The NFL (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    Windows 10 is a disaster, the Surface is a disaster, yet their stock just hit an all-time high.

  2. Doubt it, the Genius Bar is always packed on Macs End Up Costing 3 Times Less Than Windows PCs Because of Fewer Tech Support Expense, Says IBM's IT Guy (yahoo.com) · · Score: 1

    and you need to make an appointment at least a few days in advanced to be guaranteed to be helped when you show up.

  3. So what? There can be more than one winner in the cloud market. It's obvious Microsoft doesn't care about the Windows market anymore though, given that each release gets worse and worse.

  4. Re:I only want one feature on Apple Rumored To Remove Old-School USB Ports On Next MacBook Pro (vice.com) · · Score: 1

    Did your 2011 Macbook Pro die from the GPU problem yet?

  5. Teens are satisfied with Netflix because on Netflix Is 12x As Popular As Its Streaming Competitors Among Younger Viewers, Says Survey (businessinsider.com) · · Score: 1

    they're not watching it, they're just Netflix and chillin.

  6. So what service has the best movie selection now? on Netflix Now Only Has 31 Movies From IMDB's Top 250 List (streamingobserver.com) · · Score: 1

    A few years ago when I trialed Amazon Prime, their movie selection didn't seem great. Doubt that's improved recently. What service has the best selection?

  7. "What is Aleppo?" on Dilbert Creator Scott Adams Endorses Gary Johnson For President (dilbert.com) · · Score: 1

    That is a 100% correct answer for a Libertarian.

  8. Go ahead and try to sue them if they back out of the deal, Marissa. They can bleed you to death with all the legal fees.

  9. How about not charging $5.99 to ship Prime Pantry? on Amazon Piles On the Prime Benefits With New 'Prime Reading' Perk (geekwire.com) · · Score: 1

    Amazon Prime, where you have to pay an extra $5.99 for a box of any "pantry" items.

  10. Opposite for me. Fedex is great (except when they require you to sign for something). UPS frequently has problems.

  11. Don't know why so many people willing to do this on YouTube Is Looking for Volunteers To Improve Its Site (fortune.com) · · Score: 1

    So many people would like to be a moderator on various forums. Not sure why people want to give away their time for free to a website that makes money off their work.

  12. Same thing with the 2011-2013 MacBook Pros on Apple Is Still Ignoring One of the Biggest iPhone Engineering Flaws of All Time: 'Touch Disease' (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    "replace a broken phone with a refurbished one that is subject to the same engineering defect that caused the phone to break in the first place." A lawsuit had to be filed against Apple for all the 2011, 2012, and 2013 MacBook Pros that suffered problems with failing GPU chips, before they finally implemented an extended warranty program. But all the warranty program does is allow you to get a refurbished motherboard with the exact same problem. My replacement motherboard died with the same issue just 1 week after it was replaced.

  13. I have the most complex brain on Dolphins Recorded Having a Conversation For The First Time (telegraph.co.uk) · · Score: 3, Interesting

    since I read the entire article before replying.

  14. How did they expect to get away with this? on Wells Fargo Fires 5,300 Employees For Creating Millions of Phony Accounts (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    Thousands or tens of thousands of customers complaining about unexplained fees - that's not going to raise a red flag?

  15. Fighting for space? iPhones are getting bigger on Apple Cites 'Courage' As Reason To Remove 3.5mm Headphone Jack (arstechnica.com) · · Score: 1

    The original iPhone had a 3.5" screen, and it had a 3.5mm audio connector. So why can't it fit in the iPhone 7 which has a 4.7 or 5.5 inch screen?

  16. Re:What you need to know about optical media on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 1

    For DVD+Rs, I have noticed a drop in quality from Verbatim. The last few batches I got in the past 1-2 years have exceeded acceptable error thresholds in Nero CD-DVD Speed. A Taiyo Yuden batch I got a year ago passed with flying colors. Fortunately it was a batch made in Japan, as I heard they were moving production China - not a good sign. I'm looking for DVD+R DLs, and TY doesn't make those. Verbatim does, but the reviews say that quality has dropped ever since they moved production from Singapore to UAE a few years ago.

  17. Re:40 hour week is a myth on Amazon Is Testing a 30-Hour, 75% Salary Workweek (washingtonpost.com) · · Score: 1

    > If it was really 30 hours, you could work 30 at Amazon, 30 at Microsoft and get 150% of your salary for working the same number of hours as "full time". Or you could do what a former coworker of mine did. He had 2 full-time jobs, one of which allowed him to work from home - home being the office of the other job.

  18. Yes I do, but the media is getting worse. on Ask Slashdot: Do You Still Use Optical Media? · · Score: 1
    It used to be that Verbatim and Taiyo Yuden were the 2 best brands of optical media. But the last 3 packs of Verbatim DVD+R discs all tested poorly in Nero CD-DVD Speed. So I had to buy the more expensive Taiyo Yuden. Those tested well, but supposedly the Taiyo Yudens aren't made in Japan anymore - they moved the production to China. (Mine were made in Japan.) So who knows if they'll be able to maintain the same quality.

    Also, Taiyo Yuden doesn't make DVD+R DL discs. Verbatim supposedly made high quality DVD+R DL discs in Singapore, but a few years ago they moved production to UAE, and the reviews aren't very good for those.

    I just got a BD-RE writer in a new laptop, and have no idea what a good brand for BD discs is. I haven't looked into it, as I don't have a need to burn BDs yet.

  19. Won't matter if you're sued then. It'll take 50 years for your case to work through the queue.

  20. Re:Would they believe on US Customs and Border Protection Wants To Know Who You Are On Twitter (eff.org) · · Score: 1

    That's the one advantage that obese people have - they never get strip searched.

  21. Re:Why not have an 7 SP2 and 8.2 to have a new bas on Ask Slashdot: How Will You Handle Microsoft's New 'Cumulative' Windows Updates? (slashdot.org) · · Score: 1

    What good would that be if SP2 includes all the telemetry patches?

  22. Re:Microsoft is relentless in being obnoxious late on Annoying 'Open PDF In Edge' Default Option Puts Windows 10 Users At Risk (softpedia.com) · · Score: 1

    I'm definitely sticking to Windows 7 then.

  23. The first Nike.com website on The World's First Web Site Celebrates 25 Years Online (info.cern.ch) · · Score: 1

    Back in 1995, when the "under construction" signs were popular, my friends and I stumbled upon www.nike.com. Their site displayed a photo of a rotary phone, along with the words "The web site you've reached is not in service." My friends and I rolled our eyes at that.

  24. Re:Translation on 145 Tech Leaders Say 'Trump Would Be A Disaster For Innovation' (cnn.com) · · Score: 1

    If he's flip flopped so many times, then which side does he believe?

  25. Why ask about just tech workers? on Can Tech Workers Skip The Olympics As Easily As Athletes? (networkworld.com) · · Score: 1

    Why not ask about all non-athletic employees?