One could see the dropping of Exchange support a a massive show of Google's power. Microsoft's monopoly has been driven by the Outlook/Exchange combo, with other clients frozen out by poor support. Now, Google is saying: Exchange doesn't matter. Open standards work and allow Exchange and Outlook to be replaced, both individually and collectively.
My point is that management does not have a legal duty to maximise short term after-tax profits as you claimed. But, yes, most management have a strong financial incentive to maximise short-term profits (just not a legal duty).
Being an American corporation, it is their officers' duty to use any means legally available to maximize the profit
Yes, but... management has a lot of discretion over the best method to maximise profits. There is no requirement to maximise short term profits, so management can easily say that paying taxes improves the good will that the company enjoys and thus will maximise profits over the long term.
The reason companies tend to obsess over quarterly profits is because management is measured (and profits from) short term measurements of stock price.
Outlook is one of the few things Microsoft does right (at least from the user perspective) imo.
Maybe Outlook used with Exchange, but used with POP, it is very poor. If Outlook is set not to delete emails offf the server, you just have to squint at the settings or the server itself and Outlook will download all the emails again, resulting in multiple copies of the same email in the inbox. Interrupt Outlook when downloading -- it starts from scratch, multiple copies again.
Let's not forget that Outlook had a 2GB limit for years, with loss of emails if the limit was reached (it's one thing to have a limit, it's quite another to silently lose emails when the limit is hit).
They ask me for iPad versions of everything (for free, mind you).
Exactly. Not tablet versions, but iPad versions. Not versions to run an an overpriced tablet with poor battery life, but versions to run on the tablets they probably already own (iPad)
People in the corporate world are moving to tablets, and they want to take their familiar CRM, manufacturing, Patient Care, scheduling, etc with them.
Most of those applications are now accessed through a browser, or apps that already exist in the IOS/Android world so Surface Pro has nothing extra to offer over any other type of tablet.
Meanwhile the X86 version (Surface Pro) is going to priced fairly high, BUT has the attraction of running just about any software that will run on Windows 8 Desktop (which is just about any existing Windows packages). So in, IMHO, that tablet, the Surface Pro, will sell quite well, especially in the corporate world. I wouldn't count Microsoft out just yet.
I don't see this. Surface Pro falls between Surface RT and other tablets (for media consumption, emails, etc.) and laptops that can convert to tablets (for actual content creation, running "desktop" programs, etc.). The target market is quite small.
AFAIK, a takedown notice has to include something like this:
Under penalty of perjury I certify that the information contained in the notification is both true and accurate, and I have the authority to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright(s) involved.
Perhaps you should, you know, actually try reading the DMCA some time. You would discover that the "penalty of perjury" part only applies to the claim to be acting on behalf of the copyright owner of some particular work. The perjury part does not apply to the claims that there is actually a copyright violation. Here is the part that refers to the penalty or perjury:
`(vi) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
No other part of the takedown notice is under penalty of perjury.
This is an Indian news site. You have to ask yourself how much is due to changes in the exchange rate? I think at least some of the increases could be attributed to that.
Perhaps you could try using Google news (or even Bing) and you will find that many non-Indian websites are reporting the same thing.
My view is that there are two ways to look at College. One is as an investment the other as personal growth.
You forgot the third important factor -- especially relevant at ivy league schools: making the connections and friendships that will carry you through life. Ask Steve Ballmer.
Then you'll be happy to know that Seagate bought Samsungs hard drive division in 2011, not the other way around, so I don't see how he could be biased AGAINST Samsung when Samsung lost their hard drive division to Seagate.
Let me suggest you take off your cupertino-colored glasses and educate yourself on the facts.
1. Samsung sold its hard drive business to Seagate and received stock in return. So much stock that Samsung is now Seagate's largest shareholder.
Also isn't it the job of Samsungs lawyers to ask the jury members questions during jury selection to make sure they're not biased?
2. The judge asked the questions. Not the lawyers.
We have a number of PCs from a one manufacturer on which Vipre cannot update itself. This has happened with more than one release. It is necessary to not only uninstall, but do a clean-up after uninstalling and then re-install the new version. After doing this on one machine, and then having a later release also fail to install, I won't bother with Vipre again.
On that basis, Vipre should lose points for usability.
Oh, and it also asks unprivileged (non-administrator) users to run the update. What's the point in that?
No, because Apple want to completely ban the Samsung devices and claims that money can't make up for the harm that Samsung's devices are causing. However, if Apple licensed their patents to HTC, then clearly money can make up for the harm and thus, Apple is only entitled to money damages, not a complete ban (if Samsung's devices are found to be infringing).
In this case, biased article perhaps, but not biased summary. The article (TFA) title uses the word "tantrum", so actually, the summary tones down the sensationalist phrasing.
So what is the MTBF of a BlsckBerry v. an iPhone 5, and where do these numbers come from?
Always be suspicious when governments use statistics to justify anything.
Blackberry phones are physically far more robust than iPhones.
If the reliability claims are not pure BS justification to get a more "shiny" phone, it's possible that the problems are with BES rather than the phone itself.
Also, you want to downsize as efficiently / cheaply as possible. The oversubscription suggests that the HR people could have gotten the size reduction they needed with less generous terms.
They should use an auction model where everyone gets the same benefit irrespective of when they sign up for early retirement.
The company offers a package, tells people the package will get better every day. Individuals can sign up for the early retirement and everyone who signes up will get the package offered at the time that the quota is met. That way employees have an incentive to sign up early and the company gets the minimum cost.
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Yeah, it's not like you can buy a wildcard server certificate for only $200/year....... oh wait. You can!
One could say the same about Windows, but it doesn't seem to have hampered the use of Windows.
One could see the dropping of Exchange support a a massive show of Google's power. Microsoft's monopoly has been driven by the Outlook/Exchange combo, with other clients frozen out by poor support. Now, Google is saying: Exchange doesn't matter. Open standards work and allow Exchange and Outlook to be replaced, both individually and collectively.
My point is that management does not have a legal duty to maximise short term after-tax profits as you claimed. But, yes, most management have a strong financial incentive to maximise short-term profits (just not a legal duty).
Yes, but... management has a lot of discretion over the best method to maximise profits. There is no requirement to maximise short term profits, so management can easily say that paying taxes improves the good will that the company enjoys and thus will maximise profits over the long term.
The reason companies tend to obsess over quarterly profits is because management is measured (and profits from) short term measurements of stock price.
I think you answered your own question right there. Some of us feel that privacy is important.
Maybe Outlook used with Exchange, but used with POP, it is very poor. If Outlook is set not to delete emails offf the server, you just have to squint at the settings or the server itself and Outlook will download all the emails again, resulting in multiple copies of the same email in the inbox. Interrupt Outlook when downloading -- it starts from scratch, multiple copies again.
Let's not forget that Outlook had a 2GB limit for years, with loss of emails if the limit was reached (it's one thing to have a limit, it's quite another to silently lose emails when the limit is hit).
Three words: Embrace, Extend, Extinguish.
Exactly. Not tablet versions, but iPad versions. Not versions to run an an overpriced tablet with poor battery life, but versions to run on the tablets they probably already own (iPad)
Most of those applications are now accessed through a browser, or apps that already exist in the IOS/Android world so Surface Pro has nothing extra to offer over any other type of tablet.
I don't see this. Surface Pro falls between Surface RT and other tablets (for media consumption, emails, etc.) and laptops that can convert to tablets (for actual content creation, running "desktop" programs, etc.). The target market is quite small.
Perhaps you should, you know, actually try reading the DMCA some time. You would discover that the "penalty of perjury" part only applies to the claim to be acting on behalf of the copyright owner of some particular work. The perjury part does not apply to the claims that there is actually a copyright violation. Here is the part that refers to the penalty or perjury:
No other part of the takedown notice is under penalty of perjury.
Perhaps you could try using Google news (or even Bing) and you will find that many non-Indian websites are reporting the same thing.
You forgot the third important factor -- especially relevant at ivy league schools: making the connections and friendships that will carry you through life. Ask Steve Ballmer.
Let me suggest you take off your cupertino-colored glasses and educate yourself on the facts.
1. Samsung sold its hard drive business to Seagate and received stock in return. So much stock that Samsung is now Seagate's largest shareholder.
2. The judge asked the questions. Not the lawyers.
We have a number of PCs from a one manufacturer on which Vipre cannot update itself. This has happened with more than one release. It is necessary to not only uninstall, but do a clean-up after uninstalling and then re-install the new version. After doing this on one machine, and then having a later release also fail to install, I won't bother with Vipre again.
On that basis, Vipre should lose points for usability.
Oh, and it also asks unprivileged (non-administrator) users to run the update. What's the point in that?
I think you are correct, but the consent decree has expired, so MS might be up to its old tricks again.
No brokerage in the UK will allow a "US person" to open an account. This has been true for at least 3 years and probably more.
And how much do they cost?
No, because Apple want to completely ban the Samsung devices and claims that money can't make up for the harm that Samsung's devices are causing. However, if Apple licensed their patents to HTC, then clearly money can make up for the harm and thus, Apple is only entitled to money damages, not a complete ban (if Samsung's devices are found to be infringing).
In this case, biased article perhaps, but not biased summary. The article (TFA) title uses the word "tantrum", so actually, the summary tones down the sensationalist phrasing.
It is surprisingly difficult to burn large quantities of office-quality paper and ensure that nothing is left except ashes.
This review is from the same person who called Windows Phone 8 " a strong contender" and frequently refers to "freetards"
I think the term you are looking for is "proa".
Blackberry phones are physically far more robust than iPhones.
If the reliability claims are not pure BS justification to get a more "shiny" phone, it's possible that the problems are with BES rather than the phone itself.
They should use an auction model where everyone gets the same benefit irrespective of when they sign up for early retirement.
The company offers a package, tells people the package will get better every day. Individuals can sign up for the early retirement and everyone who signes up will get the package offered at the time that the quota is met. That way employees have an incentive to sign up early and the company gets the minimum cost.
Damn, I should have patented that!