I like how you think that Apple should be able to reap all of the benefits of FRAND patent pools without contributing to the pools like all other participants. There's give-and-take in every deal like this, and Apple only wants to participate in the taking part. And day in and day out, you post here to defend them like a good little white knight.
Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory. Apple is unwilling to pay fair or reasonable prices for access to this patent pool. Apple could just as easily end this dispute tomorrow. It's not all on Google/Motorola.
Just like "fiscal conservatives" will remain absolutely dead silent while Bush ran up huge debts by taking us to wars, signing unfunded mandates, and giving huge tax breaks to the richest people in the country, but will then bitch and moan about the national deficit and being overtaxed as soon as someone who doesn't seem churchy enough to them gets in office.
You mean that gaping security hole that still requires the user to confirm their desire to install things after they've been shown a fine-grained list of permissions that said things require?
Unlike Apple, other phone manufacturers don't believe that locking you in a padded room with children's safety scissors is an acceptable practice.
The fundamental assertion you're making is that there exist people who are incapable of reevaluating their views.
This group of people can also be referred to as "most people". It's just the way the brain works. If you don't constantly challenge it to change, it won't change, and after time it will become nearly incapable of changing.
You misspelled "reaffirmed their already decided-upon conclusions".
There's even some dipshit on Slashdot with a.sig saying that he's an AGW denier and that he was proved right by these emails, well after independent investigations have found absolutely no impropriety.
And the small thing that gets left out by Apple fanbois:
FRAND patent pools are there for organizations that contribute to the pools. Everybody contributes, everybody gets a cheap/reasonable price to license the entire pool.
Apple doesn't want to contribute, yet they still think they're entitled to the cheap price that contributors get.
It would be nice if the image-conscious-hipsters from both camps would just battle it out to the death, but I'll still take the GS3 ads over any Apple ad dating back to the introduction of the iPad. In fact, I'll take any ad that makes fun of morons who wait in line to get consumer electronics on launch day. Get a goddamn life.
Actually, lemme correct that: I'll take it over any Apple ad dating back through those asinine "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads. I still can't see that actor in any role and not just recognize him as "Mac douche". At least the spinning colors iMac ads didn't actively lie about the product or their competitors; it just showed some colorful computers.
Apple's ads condescending and insulting to anyone with a clue who hasn't drank the Apple kool-aid. There was no magic in the original iPad, believe it or not. "Your thumb goes from here to here". Yeah, that's great, because everybody's hand is the same size. Fuck you. If you want to say you've added a bigger screen (though still not as big as most of the other major players'), great. If you're going to try to imply that it's somehow this optimal choice (which was their claim for the old screen size -- what happened to that?), fuck you.
That's really pretty easy. He signed legislation that the state legislature -- which is under stranglehold Democratic control -- sent for him to sign.
I don't understand why Obama let Romney try to claim the achievements of Massachusetts as his own when he was, in reality, completely powerless to do anything on his own or to influence what the legislature wanted to do.
I did some reading, and the charges have more to do with creating a perception that the earthquake risk was remote and being negligent in their duty to keep the people educated about earthquake preparation and vigilance.
The problem is, the fact that the earthquake happened doesn't mean that their assessment of the risk was incorrect. Just because an event is unlikely doesn't mean it won't or can't happen.
Except if that's their goal, why bother moving them? Just disable them and store them wherever they are to make the undecided areas "happier", then bring them back after the elections.
The whole implication is fucking stupid. The TSA is already fucking stupid enough without trumped up political implications. Article submission deserves to be modded troll.
It's a lot easier to ditch individual pieces of Apple hardware when you haven't already completely bought into the ecosystem. My condolences go out to you -- you're going to be out a lot of money if you ever need to switch for any reason.
I don't think I've ever seen an Ask Slashdot with so few decent questions; it's particularly sad considering the stature of the person who'll be answering them.
I can still run the newest version of Visual Studio on XP -- a decade-old OS.
The latest XCode, however, won't run on my 2-year-old quad-core MacBook Pro.
Fuck Apple and their updates. I'll happily take the Microsoft model of a larger upgrade every 8 years, with regular service packs during that time, vs the Apple forced upgrade march.
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I like how you think that Apple should be able to reap all of the benefits of FRAND patent pools without contributing to the pools like all other participants. There's give-and-take in every deal like this, and Apple only wants to participate in the taking part. And day in and day out, you post here to defend them like a good little white knight.
--Jeremy
They have a trade dress patent which is a collection of almost a dozen individual features
Almost a dozen? Holy shit. I never realized the iPhone was that unique. You've totally convinced me.
Also, in regards to your regurgitated infographic, have some knowledge.
--Jeremy
Perhaps Apple should have licensed, or at least made a good-faith effort at negotiation, *before* building the hardware to avoid punitive damages.
--Jeremy
Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory. Apple is unwilling to pay fair or reasonable prices for access to this patent pool. Apple could just as easily end this dispute tomorrow. It's not all on Google/Motorola.
--Jeremy
Yes, it was. But no, you really didn't.
--Jeremy
Just like "fiscal conservatives" will remain absolutely dead silent while Bush ran up huge debts by taking us to wars, signing unfunded mandates, and giving huge tax breaks to the richest people in the country, but will then bitch and moan about the national deficit and being overtaxed as soon as someone who doesn't seem churchy enough to them gets in office.
--Jeremy
Because, you know that in any hipster's mind, the ultimate judge of "cool" is what some old white dudes in robes think.
--Jeremy
And anybody who needs security has plenty of options. Why do you hate choice so much?
--Jeremy
You mean that gaping security hole that still requires the user to confirm their desire to install things after they've been shown a fine-grained list of permissions that said things require?
Unlike Apple, other phone manufacturers don't believe that locking you in a padded room with children's safety scissors is an acceptable practice.
--Jeremy
The fundamental assertion you're making is that there exist people who are incapable of reevaluating their views.
This group of people can also be referred to as "most people". It's just the way the brain works. If you don't constantly challenge it to change, it won't change, and after time it will become nearly incapable of changing.
--Jeremy
brought many people to conclude
You misspelled "reaffirmed their already decided-upon conclusions".
There's even some dipshit on Slashdot with a .sig saying that he's an AGW denier and that he was proved right by these emails, well after independent investigations have found absolutely no impropriety.
--Jeremy
And the small thing that gets left out by Apple fanbois:
FRAND patent pools are there for organizations that contribute to the pools. Everybody contributes, everybody gets a cheap/reasonable price to license the entire pool.
Apple doesn't want to contribute, yet they still think they're entitled to the cheap price that contributors get.
--Jeremy
Anyway, my point stands
No it doesn't. The Obama administration just sued Wells Fargo and Bank of America. My 2 examples cancel out your 2 examples.
You don't have a point until you have data to back your point, and 2 examples don't count as data.
--Jeremy
"see you back at the studio"
It would be nice if the image-conscious-hipsters from both camps would just battle it out to the death, but I'll still take the GS3 ads over any Apple ad dating back to the introduction of the iPad. In fact, I'll take any ad that makes fun of morons who wait in line to get consumer electronics on launch day. Get a goddamn life.
Actually, lemme correct that: I'll take it over any Apple ad dating back through those asinine "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads. I still can't see that actor in any role and not just recognize him as "Mac douche". At least the spinning colors iMac ads didn't actively lie about the product or their competitors; it just showed some colorful computers.
Apple's ads condescending and insulting to anyone with a clue who hasn't drank the Apple kool-aid. There was no magic in the original iPad, believe it or not. "Your thumb goes from here to here". Yeah, that's great, because everybody's hand is the same size. Fuck you. If you want to say you've added a bigger screen (though still not as big as most of the other major players'), great. If you're going to try to imply that it's somehow this optimal choice (which was their claim for the old screen size -- what happened to that?), fuck you.
--Jeremy
Allowing them to see it for free seems to make it more likely there will be attempts to manipulate the system.
To what nefarious end? Getting to see a concert that they helped promote for free?
--Jeremy
Still with the whining about the liberal media, eh?
Do you have any facts -- not personal anecdotes or confirmation bias, but facts -- to back up your assertions?
No? Then please STFU.
--Jeremy
what Romney did as governor
That's really pretty easy. He signed legislation that the state legislature -- which is under stranglehold Democratic control -- sent for him to sign.
I don't understand why Obama let Romney try to claim the achievements of Massachusetts as his own when he was, in reality, completely powerless to do anything on his own or to influence what the legislature wanted to do.
--Jeremy
Did you watch the other video of the kid trying to stack the differently sized rings on the pin?
He clearly put the small yellow one on before the big green one! What a moron! He wasn't doing anything remotely complex and still failed at it!
But yeah, despite your points about a 3-year-old acting like a 3-year-old, the article is bullshit.
--Jeremy
I did some reading, and the charges have more to do with creating a perception that the earthquake risk was remote and being negligent in their duty to keep the people educated about earthquake preparation and vigilance.
The problem is, the fact that the earthquake happened doesn't mean that their assessment of the risk was incorrect. Just because an event is unlikely doesn't mean it won't or can't happen.
--Jeremy
Except if that's their goal, why bother moving them? Just disable them and store them wherever they are to make the undecided areas "happier", then bring them back after the elections.
The whole implication is fucking stupid. The TSA is already fucking stupid enough without trumped up political implications. Article submission deserves to be modded troll.
--Jeremy
It's a lot easier to ditch individual pieces of Apple hardware when you haven't already completely bought into the ecosystem. My condolences go out to you -- you're going to be out a lot of money if you ever need to switch for any reason.
--Jeremy
I don't think I've ever seen an Ask Slashdot with so few decent questions; it's particularly sad considering the stature of the person who'll be answering them.
--Jeremy
Let me suggest an equally legitimate question:
"Mr. Dawkins, are you ever going to stop beating your wife?"
--Jeremy
I disagree.
--Jeremy
I can still run the newest version of Visual Studio on XP -- a decade-old OS.
The latest XCode, however, won't run on my 2-year-old quad-core MacBook Pro.
Fuck Apple and their updates. I'll happily take the Microsoft model of a larger upgrade every 8 years, with regular service packs during that time, vs the Apple forced upgrade march.
--Jeremy