Attributing personality to a legal construct is a little like believing a pet rock can bark at you. Good imagination, but doesn't bear practical results.
Companies are run by people. People use strategies that worked in the past. Companies definitely have strategies that they use over and over again. You are 100% wrong, or perhaps just in denial.
I have to say to the person making the accusation 'Prove it'. Fairly simple request for them to provide their evidence, which is, literally, all I asked for.
At which point, said company will be bankrupt. There is plenty of historical evidence. Of course they can't prove it because that requires a whistleblower at the highest levels of Microsoft.
But I have come across people like you before: willing to accept any type of behaviour from Microsoft and not attribute any of it to a strategy. Perhaps you think that it is accidental that Microsoft adopts strategies that result in the continuation of its near monopoly?
It was your contention that Putin would not fear Clinton. I pointed out that Putin merely has to prefer Trump. Essentially, you are arguing for a strawman now.
Statements about his wealth prove no such thing. What did he invest? What was the return? That fact that he only has $100M left at age 70 may simply indicate an excessive indulgent lifestyle where his spending exceeds income. With a friggin airliner with his name on it that is a possibility.
Earlier, you argued that his income was low because he had held onto assets and not sold them. Now you say that he has spent his money. Guess what, to spend the money on yourself, it has to be declared as income first.
Please, be internally consistent in your arguments. Otherwise you look just like another Trump supporter who is blind to reality.
One year's annual income is not one's wealth. Wealth includes other years.
Yeah, except that he claimed that exemption for multiple years.
Do you realize how meaningless that statement is? Of course a real estate investment tracked the market, do you think maybe the timing of an entry and an exit might be relevant?
The man was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he bought some buildings and his overall investments were no better than if he had randomly bought and sold them. He didn't beat the market in some way that isn't obvious due to "timing".
Does he exaggerate his wealth, probably, but you haven't really shown us any real data on that subject.
Wow, you really are blind to any evidence that he isn't what he says he is, aren't you? How about the fact that he hasn't published his tax returns? Clearly, he is hiding something and I doubt that it is that he is wealthier than he makes out.
Hey if you are going to argue he is a narcissist
No, I am not going to claim that he is a narcissist. I am going to claim that he is a racist bigot, who is only in the campaign to profit from it.
And, yes, there is proof that he is racist. Go back some years in his business dealings and you will see concrete evidence. But you won't do that, because you don't want to find it. It's much more comfortable to be ignorant.
No, it's not. He ran a casino into the ground. A casino? Otherwise known as a license to print money.
Did you miss how he claimed a tax exemption that is only available to people whose income is less than $500k. His "wealth" is smoke and mirrors. His business skills are mediocre (his investments in Manhattan basically tracked the market), but what he excels at is putting over an image of a successful businessman.
No, everything Trump does is aimed at benefiting him personally, and the run for the presidency is just the same. His claims that he is self-funding his campaign are entirely false. He is actually making a profit from the campaign.
Glassdoor deserves to go bankrupt and shut down over this. They have spectacularly failed in the one thing they should have done: keeping the identity of their posters secret.
He doesn't have to fear Clinton, he merely has to prefer Trump.
Trump is (if his pronouncements are to be believed) going to be occupied getting the Mexicans to spend billions in a project that is against their own interests.
Indeed. If the truth hurts you, the problem isn't with who reveals it, the problem is with you. And Hillary Clinton will do anything she possibly can to obfuscate that fact.
The problem is the asymmetry here. What do you think a cache of RNC emails would show?
I think that what they are doing is merely terminating the contracts of possibly unprofitable customers. These customers are on monthly contracts, which can be terminated by either party.
Although, what if they have equipment purchases still being paid off? I guess Verizon is going to have to eat that cost.
The problem for Birkenstock is that their shoes are vastly over priced. The cost of manufacturing and selling similar shoes is much less. This makes them a very attractive target for counterfeiters.
I know that many people claim that companies must everything they can to maximize shareholder value, but this is a clear example of the opposite. A couple of years ago, perhaps more, Blackberry should have shut down and distributed its cash to its shareholders. Instead, a steady bleeding of cash means that shareholders are losing their investment.
Mozilla should have made 'Click to Activate' the default behavior years ago.
I have flashblock installed, but I have found that some websites (eg. Pandora) won't work with this configuration, so I have a special profile without flashblock that I use just for Pandora.
Don't forget that Hitler was initially democratically elected to his position.
Erdogan is clearly following Putin's play book. After terming-out as Prime Minister, gets elected to a mostly ceremonial position (President) and then turn that position into something like dictator for life.
Why are judges being arrested? Clearly, Erdogan is using this situation to get rid of many opponents.
The dirty secret is that if you have a 10% copay, you pay that 10% and then the insurance company company pays a fraction of their "90%".
Once you hit your deductible and start paying only the copays, the doctors receive a lot less payment for their services.
It sounds like your tax accountant is expensive. I was paying my accountant about $700, but that included rental houses overseas and a multi-page FBAR filing.
Not everyone operates on a medical system like the weird one in the US....
In the UK, GPs working for the National Health Service have all sorts of financial incentives, which means that when you visit your GP, 2/3 of the time will be spend on things unrelated to whatever took you to the office in the first place, but very closely related to those incentive payments that the GPs can receive.
The test mode does have reduced levels of performance
I think it might be more accurate to say that the "road" mode had better performance. I believe that both the MPG figures and the emissions figures are based on the test mode. The ads hinted that, unlike other cars, real-world ("road" mode) MPG was better than the quoted MPG, unlike other cars.
Road mode wasn't engaged unless the ECU was sure the car wasn't running on a dyno -- in other words, test mode was the default.
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Companies are run by people. People use strategies that worked in the past. Companies definitely have strategies that they use over and over again. You are 100% wrong, or perhaps just in denial.
At which point, said company will be bankrupt. There is plenty of historical evidence. Of course they can't prove it because that requires a whistleblower at the highest levels of Microsoft.
But I have come across people like you before: willing to accept any type of behaviour from Microsoft and not attribute any of it to a strategy. Perhaps you think that it is accidental that Microsoft adopts strategies that result in the continuation of its near monopoly?
History. Microsoft has done the same in the past, it worked then, so it's likely that Microsoft will use again what was an effective strategy before.
It was your contention that Putin would not fear Clinton. I pointed out that Putin merely has to prefer Trump. Essentially, you are arguing for a strawman now.
TL;DR: revenge.
Earlier, you argued that his income was low because he had held onto assets and not sold them. Now you say that he has spent his money. Guess what, to spend the money on yourself, it has to be declared as income first.
Please, be internally consistent in your arguments. Otherwise you look just like another Trump supporter who is blind to reality.
Trump: America's Erdogan!
Yeah, except that he claimed that exemption for multiple years.
The man was born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he bought some buildings and his overall investments were no better than if he had randomly bought and sold them. He didn't beat the market in some way that isn't obvious due to "timing".
Wow, you really are blind to any evidence that he isn't what he says he is, aren't you? How about the fact that he hasn't published his tax returns? Clearly, he is hiding something and I doubt that it is that he is wealthier than he makes out.
No, I am not going to claim that he is a narcissist. I am going to claim that he is a racist bigot, who is only in the campaign to profit from it.
And, yes, there is proof that he is racist. Go back some years in his business dealings and you will see concrete evidence. But you won't do that, because you don't want to find it. It's much more comfortable to be ignorant.
No, it's not. He ran a casino into the ground. A casino? Otherwise known as a license to print money.
Did you miss how he claimed a tax exemption that is only available to people whose income is less than $500k. His "wealth" is smoke and mirrors. His business skills are mediocre (his investments in Manhattan basically tracked the market), but what he excels at is putting over an image of a successful businessman.
No, everything Trump does is aimed at benefiting him personally, and the run for the presidency is just the same. His claims that he is self-funding his campaign are entirely false. He is actually making a profit from the campaign.
Glassdoor deserves to go bankrupt and shut down over this. They have spectacularly failed in the one thing they should have done: keeping the identity of their posters secret.
And then the person who controlled GCHQ was elected. What a surprise.
He doesn't have to fear Clinton, he merely has to prefer Trump.
Trump is (if his pronouncements are to be believed) going to be occupied getting the Mexicans to spend billions in a project that is against their own interests.
The problem is the asymmetry here. What do you think a cache of RNC emails would show?
What do you need that newfangled stuff for? I have a Quad 33/303 setup.
I think that what they are doing is merely terminating the contracts of possibly unprofitable customers. These customers are on monthly contracts, which can be terminated by either party.
Although, what if they have equipment purchases still being paid off? I guess Verizon is going to have to eat that cost.
The problem for Birkenstock is that their shoes are vastly over priced. The cost of manufacturing and selling similar shoes is much less. This makes them a very attractive target for counterfeiters.
I know that many people claim that companies must everything they can to maximize shareholder value, but this is a clear example of the opposite. A couple of years ago, perhaps more, Blackberry should have shut down and distributed its cash to its shareholders. Instead, a steady bleeding of cash means that shareholders are losing their investment.
You just need a video "stabilizer"
I have flashblock installed, but I have found that some websites (eg. Pandora) won't work with this configuration, so I have a special profile without flashblock that I use just for Pandora.
Don't forget that Hitler was initially democratically elected to his position.
Erdogan is clearly following Putin's play book. After terming-out as Prime Minister, gets elected to a mostly ceremonial position (President) and then turn that position into something like dictator for life.
Why are judges being arrested? Clearly, Erdogan is using this situation to get rid of many opponents.
The dirty secret is that if you have a 10% copay, you pay that 10% and then the insurance company company pays a fraction of their "90%".
Once you hit your deductible and start paying only the copays, the doctors receive a lot less payment for their services.
It sounds like your tax accountant is expensive. I was paying my accountant about $700, but that included rental houses overseas and a multi-page FBAR filing.
In the UK, GPs working for the National Health Service have all sorts of financial incentives, which means that when you visit your GP, 2/3 of the time will be spend on things unrelated to whatever took you to the office in the first place, but very closely related to those incentive payments that the GPs can receive.
I think it might be more accurate to say that the "road" mode had better performance. I believe that both the MPG figures and the emissions figures are based on the test mode. The ads hinted that, unlike other cars, real-world ("road" mode) MPG was better than the quoted MPG, unlike other cars.
Road mode wasn't engaged unless the ECU was sure the car wasn't running on a dyno -- in other words, test mode was the default.
Sorry, that should be grandparent.
Parent didn't RTFA
ARM sells chips now does it? Wow, that's news.
Or is it due to increasing wealth disparity?