Right but, are we talking about units sold or units shipped.
I'm cynical enough to believe they make these numbers up just to generate hype over a new product.
The inevitable "shortage" of 'phones over the month after launch? That could be deliberate, too, just to make people who got one feel special (and the ones who didn't to walk around muttering at the floor).
Not everyone ordering is coming off a 4S. I'd imagine most are coming from the 4 or below.
And all those people who didn't want a 4 or 4S... they simply *HAD* to order their 5 on the first day, right? They couldn't possibly wait any longer than that.
eg. In a big crowd the people at the back won't feel anything but they can be blocking the escape of the people at the front. The people at the front will have nowhere to go and could be exposed to this for a very long time. That's torture by any definition.
Wrong. The cost of GPS and "other such technical marvels" could easily be absorbed into the federal budget.
Sure, but you'd have to create an agency to handle development of the "technical marvels". It would need a lot of fancy buildings with high tech gear inside them, a good acronym...and...we're back to NASA.
You got raped, my condolences, but what you endured or how you felt is completeley irrelevant to the Assange case.
It was funny how Assange became a "rapist" and a "violent sex offender" only AFTER the two ladies learnt Assange had sex with both.
When they went to the police they were worried about catching AIDS, not about having been 'raped'. They wanted to know if there was any way they could force Julian Assange to take an AIDS test.
The first prosecutor let Julian Assange go and he left the country. That's when somebody high up had an "Aha!" monent and figured out they could use this as a way to get Julian Assange in to Sweden and ship him to the USA from there using the "temporary surrender" law. A new prosecutor was appointed and the rest is history.
I love the article, but you didn't tell me anything we as an industry don't already know.
I guess you skipped the important part. Again.
Of course people want cheaper media and easy delivery. Tell us how to do it and still satisfy both users and investors.
Cheaper media? You've got a one-off production cost then zero distribution/duplication costs. The main problem with people like you have is not seeing the zero.
Easy delivery? Your customers are connected to the network. If it's difficult for them it's your own fault.
I guess you closed your eyes when you got to the part about Steam and iTunes. They both addressed these two points and they're both making money hand-over-fist.
There's a whole series of articles here (click around and follow the embedded links to find the others).
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I would be surprised if you couldn't get a 7" Windows 8 tablet in Q4 2013.
By then it will be up against an iPad3 mini. It would have to be seriously cheap to win that battle.
Perhaps Microsoft has decided they need to make money instead of doing loss leaders.
Have you seen the price of a full retail copy of Windows? It's almost as much an iPad...
"Dearer"? You mean more expensive?
Simply put, it means you have to deploy the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit.
So how come a pizza is a "pie"?
Seriously, you don't have to buy women, but if you really think it is necassary then a hooker is far, far, cheaper than a gold digger.
Plus you can change hookers at will.
Changing a gold digger for (eg.) a younger model is a long, painful, extremely expensive process.
There's no reason to pay a fortune for gemstones today
Try explaining that to a woman...
Right but, are we talking about units sold or units shipped.
I'm cynical enough to believe they make these numbers up just to generate hype over a new product.
The inevitable "shortage" of 'phones over the month after launch? That could be deliberate, too, just to make people who got one feel special (and the ones who didn't to walk around muttering at the floor).
It might be a cardboard model just to mess with their enemy's' heads.
At least they didn't dedicate a whole Discovery channel to it...all that "Future War" stuff is just to remind Americans how awesome they are!
Not everyone ordering is coming off a 4S. I'd imagine most are coming from the 4 or below.
And all those people who didn't want a 4 or 4S ... they simply *HAD* to order their 5 on the first day, right? They couldn't possibly wait any longer than that.
Uhuh.
After looking at the specs of the 4S and the 5, I don't understand why anyone would even care about upgrading beyond it being a fashion statement.
Nailed it in one.
People are buying them mostly to show other people they can afford to buy one.
Those enhancements are not required to be a great musician.
Disagree.
(I guess it depends on your definition of "great"....)
Everyday intense practice matters more than some brain enhancement (gift).
That would be the 10,000 hours I mentioned above. link
I can easily see this going badly wrong.
eg. In a big crowd the people at the back won't feel anything but they can be blocking the escape of the people at the front. The people at the front will have nowhere to go and could be exposed to this for a very long time. That's torture by any definition.
So, there is no value in dispersing protesters without having to crack heads?
The 'test' in Quantico, Virginia was against a bunch of reporters.
I'd say that's not a good indicator of their plans for the device.
More likely it is a tool to disperse protesters without those incriminating head cracking videos.
This.
It's exactly the sort of thing a government shouldn't have.
Even with talent you still need to put in the 10,000 hours....
A bit like playing the guitar then. Anybody can learn a few chords but being a professional musician takes a thing called "talent".
(Or substitute any other skill for playing the guitar...)
To answer the original question: I refer you to Betteridge's Law
Your whole post left my mouth agape.
It's called "trolling"...
Wrong. The cost of GPS and "other such technical marvels" could easily be absorbed into the federal budget.
Sure, but you'd have to create an agency to handle development of the "technical marvels". It would need a lot of fancy buildings with high tech gear inside them, a good acronym...and...we're back to NASA.
You got raped, my condolences, but what you endured or how you felt is completeley irrelevant to the Assange case.
It was funny how Assange became a "rapist" and a "violent sex offender" only AFTER the two ladies learnt Assange had sex with both.
When they went to the police they were worried about catching AIDS, not about having been 'raped'. They wanted to know if there was any way they could force Julian Assange to take an AIDS test.
The first prosecutor let Julian Assange go and he left the country. That's when somebody high up had an "Aha!" monent and figured out they could use this as a way to get Julian Assange in to Sweden and ship him to the USA from there using the "temporary surrender" law. A new prosecutor was appointed and the rest is history.
It's just an excuse to get him to Sweden so they can ship him off to the USA.
Its just another gesture really. Gesture interfaces are nothing new, even for silencing phones.
It's not just phones either. My CASIO watch has an arm gesture to turn the backlight on, etc.
All of the above costs well lover $100 per month...
Or ...
Yep. Most people are grown-up enough to understand that paying for stuff they like means the producer can produce more of that stuff for them.
Given this, why is there no legal/reasonable way to pay for just the content we want...?
I love the article, but you didn't tell me anything we as an industry don't already know.
I guess you skipped the important part. Again.
Of course people want cheaper media and easy delivery. Tell us how to do it and still satisfy both users and investors.
Cheaper media? You've got a one-off production cost then zero distribution/duplication costs. The main problem with people like you have is not seeing the zero.
Easy delivery? Your customers are connected to the network. If it's difficult for them it's your own fault.
I guess you closed your eyes when you got to the part about Steam and iTunes. They both addressed these two points and they're both making money hand-over-fist.
There's a whole series of articles here (click around and follow the embedded links to find the others).