Balls. First link I went to had the wrong date of his retirement, so there's my crow. He was still chairmen until last spring, so you still have yours, along with the projection.
So this never happened? You might want to learn at least a little bit about the thing you're talking about before you jump in, top off with a snyde remark and deeply embarrass yourself as a result in future.
You might want to stop drunk blogging, as this was the first sentence in the post you were responding to:
The iPhone was released a year before Gates handed the CEO position over to Ballmer in 2008
Now, you were saying something about embarrassing yourself by jumping in without knowing what you were talking about? And something about snyde[sic] remarks? Gates retired as CEO, but he did not retire from a powerful position at the company.
Chairmen have no executive power.
Who said they did, Slick? Chairmen do have power over the direction of the company, moreso when said chairman happens to be a co-founder, the largest single stock holder, and the previous CEO.
If you think such a chairman has no influence over how a company is run, let the staff keep your computer when you check out of the drunk tank, as you aren't smart enough to use it.
Socialism grants significant power to the state with the expectation that it will use that power for good, and then its citizens are shocked and outraged when the government uses that power to oppress its citizens.
The only connection between those dots is the crap in your brains.
Ermagerd! The horrible oppression of graduating college without 5-6 figures in student loan debt! The health care system that provides better results at a fraction of the cost of for-profit medicine in the United States - a crime against humanity!
or simply replaced it with other kinds (knife, blunt object etc)
The 'they'll just use something else' canard died a well-deserved death when, on the same day as the Sandy Hook shootings, a crazy guy in China stabbed a couple dozen people - but nobody died.
Third rate propaganda repeated by a fifth rate sophist. Deporting Assange to the U.S. is not a method of punishment open to Sweden's courts, when he's accused of rape in Sweden.
I have no doubt that you can't figure out the difference between trying to find a citation that something is true, versus trying to find a citation that proves a negative.
No one is going to know what is true until it is proven, fuckwit. And it is your job, as the person making the assertion, to back it up. Skepticism isn't lazy, expecting other people to prove your points for you, is.
And in 1967, bigots were saying that anti miscegenation laws weren't discriminatory, because white men were prevented from marrying black women just as much as black men were prevented from marrying white women.
If you want to make false comparisons to a non-skilled, non-professional job, sure. Or did you think the burger flipper at McDonalds was carrying a million dollars worth in insurance in the event of an accident?
less remembered is the $150 million lifeline Microsoft (MSFT) threw Apple (AAPL) in August 1997, when Apple was within weeks of bankruptcy
Repeating an urban legend doesn't make it true. Apple had billions in liquid assets at the time, and even if their fortunes hadn't turned around, they could have sold real estate or lived off of patents. That $150 million was to settle a lawsuit over Microsoft stealing code from Quicktime - nothing more, nothing less.
Did Jobs place mines around Madison Avenue and snipers on roof tops to keep everyone else out? Apple is coming up on 40, but no other technology company has been able to craft an ad campaign in all that time?
You mean when the company they work for pays off the loan. Did you remember to pay back your employer for his cost of doing business (out of your pocket) while also remembering to demand all the benefits of membership from your local Chamber of Commerce without paying any dues?
If you're a complete moron with zero sense of proportionality, I suppose you could see it that way.
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And just how long have you opposed both democracy and shareholder voting? Since the right to vote and the right to control the pooling of your capital (labor, when it comes to workers) is anathema to a bootlicking corporatist such as yourself. Unless you're speaking of the.01%, in which case your "principles" do an about-face.
And Stephen Hawking may have as much desire to engage in barfights as a 6'4", 350 MMA fighter who's been undefeated for a decade. Even buying in your BS storyline - most workers just want a decent home and decent standard of living for their families - capability and proportionality matter, fuckwit.
But what I'm getting at is when the government pays employees way above the per capita income of taxpayers. It's like elevating these scientists above and beyond us "common folk".
So, you're a petty individual suffering from crab mentality. Good thing not all people think the way you do, or we would have never gotten the right to vote, have weekends, or overtime.
An exit of Greece from the Euro zone will have catastrophic consequences within Greece
Backwards. Staying on the Euro has done nothing but keep Greece in a worse state than the Great Depression while selling off their national assets. The costs of leaving the Eurozone are insignificant in comparison.
The benefits are Greece will be free to set its own exchange rates, making the country cheap for both tourists to visit and for exports to be, well, exported.
Lobbying doesn't immediately mean evil, you sophomoric children.
A system that runs on lobbying is by definition a corrupt system.
Can anyone name one reason why "traditional" government monopoly-licensed taxis are superior to Uber?
Anyone could, but you'd just ignore it again. Fans of Uber, nuclear power and GMO products are physiologically incapable of addressing straight criticism with a straight response.
Lobbying is how laws are changed, so it's what you do whether your goals are positive or negative.
Accounting isn't by nature negative. Accounting for Enron, cooking their books as Arthur Andersen did, is negative. So is lobbying for a parasitic company like Uber.
If you're cheering for the entrenched taxi services, you should know that taxi licenses do not protect you from any of the problems you think Uber causes.
Other than low insurance coverage and unprofessional drivers working for less than minimum wage after paying for gas and maintenance. You know, those aforementioned reasons that don't exist for Uberfans.
Taxi medallions create an artificially low supply of drivers. The price of these medallions is often hundreds of thousands of dollars. This lower supply of drivers also means higher prices for consumers.
....and taxi drivers who aren't working below minimum wage once gas and maintenance costs are paid for. Who have insurance that goes beyond $50k in coverage in case of an accident.
Unions had their place. It's in history now, just like the confederate flag. Unions need to die, they do nothing any longer other than make a few wallets fat (the few running the unions), a TON of people lazy (nearly all union workers), and they disrupt commerce and blah blah blah blah blah
Unions will be needed as long as greedy executives try to exploit labor. Any more concern trolling?
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Balls. First link I went to had the wrong date of his retirement, so there's my crow. He was still chairmen until last spring, so you still have yours, along with the projection.
You might want to stop drunk blogging, as this was the first sentence in the post you were responding to:
Now, you were saying something about embarrassing yourself by jumping in without knowing what you were talking about? And something about snyde[sic] remarks? Gates retired as CEO, but he did not retire from a powerful position at the company.
Who said they did, Slick? Chairmen do have power over the direction of the company, moreso when said chairman happens to be a co-founder, the largest single stock holder, and the previous CEO.
If you think such a chairman has no influence over how a company is run, let the staff keep your computer when you check out of the drunk tank, as you aren't smart enough to use it.
The only connection between those dots is the crap in your brains.
Ermagerd! The horrible oppression of graduating college without 5-6 figures in student loan debt! The health care system that provides better results at a fraction of the cost of for-profit medicine in the United States - a crime against humanity!
See: Australia.
The 'they'll just use something else' canard died a well-deserved death when, on the same day as the Sandy Hook shootings, a crazy guy in China stabbed a couple dozen people - but nobody died.
Third rate propaganda repeated by a fifth rate sophist. Deporting Assange to the U.S. is not a method of punishment open to Sweden's courts, when he's accused of rape in Sweden.
No one is going to know what is true until it is proven, fuckwit. And it is your job, as the person making the assertion, to back it up. Skepticism isn't lazy, expecting other people to prove your points for you, is.
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And in 1967, bigots were saying that anti miscegenation laws weren't discriminatory, because white men were prevented from marrying black women just as much as black men were prevented from marrying white women.
They were full of shit, too.
If you want to make false comparisons to a non-skilled, non-professional job, sure. Or did you think the burger flipper at McDonalds was carrying a million dollars worth in insurance in the event of an accident?
Repeating an urban legend doesn't make it true. Apple had billions in liquid assets at the time, and even if their fortunes hadn't turned around, they could have sold real estate or lived off of patents. That $150 million was to settle a lawsuit over Microsoft stealing code from Quicktime - nothing more, nothing less.
The iPhone was released a year before Gates handed the CEO position over to Ballmer in 2008 - but Gates was still chairman of Microsoft last year.
You were saying?
Did Jobs place mines around Madison Avenue and snipers on roof tops to keep everyone else out? Apple is coming up on 40, but no other technology company has been able to craft an ad campaign in all that time?
Hatebois gonna hate.
As opposed to all those other cell phone companies? Enjoying your Galaxy 6 with the screen that breaks (as opposed to only bending)?
You mean when the company they work for pays off the loan. Did you remember to pay back your employer for his cost of doing business (out of your pocket) while also remembering to demand all the benefits of membership from your local Chamber of Commerce without paying any dues?
Wouldn't that require jettisoning the willful Randian ignorance of market consolidation, monopolies, and the 19th Century in general?
If you're a complete moron with zero sense of proportionality, I suppose you could see it that way.
And just how long have you opposed both democracy and shareholder voting? Since the right to vote and the right to control the pooling of your capital (labor, when it comes to workers) is anathema to a bootlicking corporatist such as yourself. Unless you're speaking of the .01%, in which case your "principles" do an about-face.
And Stephen Hawking may have as much desire to engage in barfights as a 6'4", 350 MMA fighter who's been undefeated for a decade. Even buying in your BS storyline - most workers just want a decent home and decent standard of living for their families - capability and proportionality matter, fuckwit.
Any more fascist groveling & bootlicking for a club you'll never be in?
So, you're a petty individual suffering from crab mentality. Good thing not all people think the way you do, or we would have never gotten the right to vote, have weekends, or overtime.
Randians and their complete lack of self-awareness.
So government is at fault for corporate bribes, corruption, and cronyism. Only on Planet Rand.
Backwards. Staying on the Euro has done nothing but keep Greece in a worse state than the Great Depression while selling off their national assets. The costs of leaving the Eurozone are insignificant in comparison.
The benefits are Greece will be free to set its own exchange rates, making the country cheap for both tourists to visit and for exports to be, well, exported.
A system that runs on lobbying is by definition a corrupt system.
Anyone could, but you'd just ignore it again. Fans of Uber, nuclear power and GMO products are physiologically incapable of addressing straight criticism with a straight response.
Accounting isn't by nature negative. Accounting for Enron, cooking their books as Arthur Andersen did, is negative. So is lobbying for a parasitic company like Uber.
Other than low insurance coverage and unprofessional drivers working for less than minimum wage after paying for gas and maintenance. You know, those aforementioned reasons that don't exist for Uberfans.
Is your friend driving you around in a professional capacity?
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Unions will be needed as long as greedy executives try to exploit labor. Any more concern trolling?