Aw, heck. I just use a Post-It not on the screen to modify the terms to my liking. They seem to always accept my modified contract when I offer it to them. ("Software vendor indicates acceptance of these modified terms by continuing the installation process after the user has pressed 'I accept.'")
I figure if unnegotiable, one-sided contracts are legally binding, then I should be the one to write them.
Apple is playing a dangerous game. With their very limited range of products, they're much more exposed than most companies. Sue Samsung? Android and tablets are a small fraction of Samsung's business, they'd hardly notice if they were gone - if Apple's iOS were shut down for patent infringement (iPods and iPhones), they'd be screwed. HTC is more dependent on Android, but still has more to fall back on (proportionally) than Apple does.
Uh, cite, please. I don't believe you're correct. The Magnuson-Moss warranty act simply says that if there is a warranty, the terms have to be clear. There are lots of things sold "as-is."
Really? That's your complaint? You don't know that the vast majority of PCs currently being shipped, and expected to be shipped in at least the foreseeable future will come with Windows, and set up to MS guidelines? When the roles are reversed, and Linux is the majority player, driving how manufacturers configure their hardware (yea, right!), then you can complain that Windows is getting picked on.
"The companion core is an interesting idea to increase battery life."
More likely, an idea to increase yields.
1 Make 5 core chips
2 When testing, take the core that fails at the lowest clock rate and make it the poor step-child.
3 ???
4 Profit by saying that under-performing core is a feature!
Seriously, if this were about energy savings, why not just put a clock divisor on an existing core to produce savings?
The guy being quoted (Jasper) has a pretty weak argument. It's based on there only being a single computer accessing the network. Add in multiple channels of streaming HD video, multiple computers/users in a household, etc., and you can easily fill that pipe that his cheap laptop could only use half of.
The article is poorly written. It mentions "Jasper's ISP," but Jasper is CEO of an ISP. So is this a competitor offering the gigabit for $70/month? If you dig just a bit, you'll find he sells 10 Mb Ethernet connections for $600/month, so perhaps that's the real reason he doesn't think $70/month for gigabit service makes sense.
"$15M sounds like a lot of money, until you look at the expense of a few traffic accidents. Particularly those involving fatalities and/or commercial vehicles. In that light, $15M is basically "free". This investment is a no-brainer."
If it's all so obvious, then why aren't the insurance companies, who bear the bulk of those costs, funding it instead of the government?
Then all that will be needed is an OS and hardware which changes IPv6 addresses based on dynamic fingerprint recognition. Just as an IP address doesn't uniquely ID a user, tracking to an individual computer doesn't, either (not even based on who's logged in, since anyone could conceivably walk up and take control).
How: Provisionally. e.g. "We'll agree to pay you $x for licensing, if and when you actually get a patent." or "We'll pay you $y for licensing, whether or not the patent is ever issued." Where: x is less than what would be paid after the patent was issued, and y is less than x.
Why: Nintendo obviously though the concept was new and patentable - that's why their application conflicted.
What's your authoritative source for this claim? There are good arguments that Dvorak is no better than Sholes. If you dig, there are arguments on both sides, nothing definitive, and lots of conflicting data, so in the end it just ends up being a pissing match. People are free to use whatever keyboard layout they like - I find it strange that there are so many emotions behind this.
Note that what Nielsen calls "market share," isn't, by the common definition. It's actually installed base, which is a trailing indicator. People who bought phones almost two years ago, and haven't upgraded because they're under contract and not eligible for a subsidy are in those numbers. "Q2 market share" should refer to sales during Q2, not how many people owned a brand.
Since Android sales have been increasing faster than iPhone sales, Android market share is actually greater than what Nielsen implies.
Where Nielsen's "market share" shows Android/iOS at 39% / 28%, NPD's report on true market share (sales) shows 52% / 29%.
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So, you're the guy who keeps making wrong number calls to my phone, because you're trying to touch-type telephone numbers.
Aw, heck. I just use a Post-It not on the screen to modify the terms to my liking. They seem to always accept my modified contract when I offer it to them. ("Software vendor indicates acceptance of these modified terms by continuing the installation process after the user has pressed 'I accept.'")
I figure if unnegotiable, one-sided contracts are legally binding, then I should be the one to write them.
Apple is playing a dangerous game. With their very limited range of products, they're much more exposed than most companies. Sue Samsung? Android and tablets are a small fraction of Samsung's business, they'd hardly notice if they were gone - if Apple's iOS were shut down for patent infringement (iPods and iPhones), they'd be screwed. HTC is more dependent on Android, but still has more to fall back on (proportionally) than Apple does.
Uh, cite, please. I don't believe you're correct. The Magnuson-Moss warranty act simply says that if there is a warranty, the terms have to be clear. There are lots of things sold "as-is."
She has to look into it because iPods are scary. They have batteries and wires in them!
Really? That's your complaint? You don't know that the vast majority of PCs currently being shipped, and expected to be shipped in at least the foreseeable future will come with Windows, and set up to MS guidelines? When the roles are reversed, and Linux is the majority player, driving how manufacturers configure their hardware (yea, right!), then you can complain that Windows is getting picked on.
"they will continue collecting and selling this personal information even after you cancel your service"
I wish I were a class-action lawyer, because this is retirement material. I understand that GM has money again.
Competition is not allowed.
"The companion core is an interesting idea to increase battery life."
More likely, an idea to increase yields.
1 Make 5 core chips
2 When testing, take the core that fails at the lowest clock rate and make it the poor step-child.
3 ???
4 Profit by saying that under-performing core is a feature!
Seriously, if this were about energy savings, why not just put a clock divisor on an existing core to produce savings?
You can still buy VHS machines. (Typically sold as combo DVD/VHS). Under $100 at Best Buy.
Now, be useful and go back 20 years to give him that advice.
Like this?
The guy being quoted (Jasper) has a pretty weak argument. It's based on there only being a single computer accessing the network. Add in multiple channels of streaming HD video, multiple computers/users in a household, etc., and you can easily fill that pipe that his cheap laptop could only use half of.
The article is poorly written. It mentions "Jasper's ISP," but Jasper is CEO of an ISP. So is this a competitor offering the gigabit for $70/month? If you dig just a bit, you'll find he sells 10 Mb Ethernet connections for $600/month, so perhaps that's the real reason he doesn't think $70/month for gigabit service makes sense.
Someone's parents are getting older.
"For the same reason that my health insurance doesn't pay for a gym membership"
Actually, some do pay for gym memberships, weight loss programs, and/or smoking cessation programs.
"$15M sounds like a lot of money, until you look at the expense of a few traffic accidents. Particularly those involving fatalities and/or commercial vehicles. In that light, $15M is basically "free". This investment is a no-brainer."
If it's all so obvious, then why aren't the insurance companies, who bear the bulk of those costs, funding it instead of the government?
If he were really a Keynesian, he'd be encouraging the Federal Reserve to get busy mining bitcoins.
Then all that will be needed is an OS and hardware which changes IPv6 addresses based on dynamic fingerprint recognition. Just as an IP address doesn't uniquely ID a user, tracking to an individual computer doesn't, either (not even based on who's logged in, since anyone could conceivably walk up and take control).
How: Provisionally. e.g. "We'll agree to pay you $x for licensing, if and when you actually get a patent." or "We'll pay you $y for licensing, whether or not the patent is ever issued." Where: x is less than what would be paid after the patent was issued, and y is less than x.
Why: Nintendo obviously though the concept was new and patentable - that's why their application conflicted.
Microsoft has invented MST3K!
"To whom does the WebOS division/group/team report in the organization?"
The nutcase at the top, obviously.
What's your authoritative source for this claim? There are good arguments that Dvorak is no better than Sholes. If you dig, there are arguments on both sides, nothing definitive, and lots of conflicting data, so in the end it just ends up being a pissing match. People are free to use whatever keyboard layout they like - I find it strange that there are so many emotions behind this.
Doesn't really matter, since HP isn't really HP. They just got the name. The real HP is Agilent.
Note that what Nielsen calls "market share," isn't, by the common definition. It's actually installed base, which is a trailing indicator. People who bought phones almost two years ago, and haven't upgraded because they're under contract and not eligible for a subsidy are in those numbers. "Q2 market share" should refer to sales during Q2, not how many people owned a brand.
Since Android sales have been increasing faster than iPhone sales, Android market share is actually greater than what Nielsen implies.
Where Nielsen's "market share" shows Android/iOS at 39% / 28%, NPD's report on true market share (sales) shows 52% / 29%.
Three Letter Acronyms are at war with the US people? I'd have to agree.