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  1. Re:Quarterly Focused? on Opera Founder Jon S. von Tetzchner Resigns · · Score: 4, Informative

    Quarterly Focused means that they are looking to hit their quarterly financial targets rather than the strategic long-term objectives. Companies that do this tend to be loved by analysts, but encounter difficulties when competition leaps ahead (usually by investing in R&D or technological breakthroughs).

  2. Re:SearchStatus for Firefox on Alexa, Amazon's Most Flawed Idea · · Score: 1

    What you are basically saying is that Google Pagerank is useful. What's really different if you don't bother with Alexa? Google Pagerank = Google Pagerank + Alexa Rank

  3. Re:But for how long? on Sony Decides Against Blu-Ray Downsampling · · Score: 1

    You mean they will add it back in if the **AA puts out a study saying that piracy has skyrocketed. This is bound to happen any time now and I won't believe it because of the source, but the manufacturers will.

  4. Re:I hope it's still a viable market ... on Is the Physical CD Still A Viable Market? · · Score: 1

    Whoa! Is this some sort of time warp back to 1984. You compared CD's to previous generations instead of the future ones.

  5. Re:Now I'm Confused on Google Share Loss Amounts to Billions · · Score: 2, Informative

    Umm... that would be the case if Google provided any EPS guidance to Stock Analysts. They are one of the few companies to not do that as this was a part of the founders original intentions. They don't play that game.

  6. Re:Indexes and exchanges on Google and Red Hat added to Nasdaq · · Score: 1

    The 100 is actually made up of the largest non-financial stocks on the NASDAQ. One good nit deserves another pick

  7. Re:What do you know? on The 2005 IT Year In Quotes · · Score: 1

    Obviously I meant basketball team; I was distracted plugging in my picks for the week.

  8. Re:What do you know? on The 2005 IT Year In Quotes · · Score: 1

    Bernie is something like 6'4, so more likely needed a center on the football team or someone to dust the crystal chandeliers.

  9. Re:Not necessarily... on Windows Live goes Local · · Score: 1

    I don't agree that Windows live.com works well in Firefox. It still does not respect my choice to open items in another tab (via middle-click)

  10. Re:Flash fixed? on Firefox 1.5 Beta 2 Released · · Score: 1

    You dont need to diable adblock. You could just disable the OBJ-Tabs in the Adblock preferences.

  11. Re:Numerical Relevance on Google Files to Sell 14.2 Million More Shares · · Score: 1

    Sorry, my decimal place was off by one, but your number is far too small. It was e = 2.71828183 X 100 Million (or 271.8 Million) Shares outstanding. They only sold about 20 million shares, but sergey, larry and the rest of the earlier investors/employees hold the rest. 14 million added on 271.8 is a far lower impact than you indicate. I see the pi number now though.

  12. Numerical Relevance on Google Files to Sell 14.2 Million More Shares · · Score: 1

    When Google went with their IPO they issued 2.71828183 Billion shares. What is the significance of the new issue? 14.2 Million? $4 Billion? I got nuthin'

  13. Re:nobody catches that on Wink Chosen to Receive Noble Piece Prize · · Score: 1

    These aren't the Noble Piece Prizes you're looking for. You can go about your business. Move along.

  14. Re:Great, but isn't it a CANADIAN Trademark? on Red Hat Founder Offers Help in Apple vs.Tiger Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Not like trademarks even matter within the Canadian Football League. At one time, two different teams (Ottawa and Saskatchewan) had the same name - Rough Riders.

  15. Re:Whatever he is working on... on Justin Frankel Reveals Life After Winamp · · Score: 1

    That's Firellama. First the whipping and now the butchering of the name. Seriously!

  16. Re:The only reason why I use Mozilla... on Mozilla 1.7.5 Released · · Score: 1

    Try this extension. basics It mimics the mozilla method.

  17. Re:Session history on How to Build a Better Browser · · Score: 2, Informative

    Done for Firefox Here!

  18. Re:Personally, I'd prefer to see stability in Fire on How to Build a Better Browser · · Score: 1

    I'd rather have the browser crash than the whole OS. But unless things are really borked - especially ones with heavy Java use, I hardly see crashes on FF. IE on the other hand takes down the entire system on the same pages.

  19. Value of Firefox users on Firefox Users Bad For Advertisers · · Score: 1

    Given the fact that Firefox users are more discerning in their browsing habits, and less likely to allow obstructions to their browsing experience (popups, ads, blink etc.), this should mean that when a firefox user click a link, it was because they meant to. In contrast, IE users are far more likely to have misclicked as they go around playing whack-a-mole. If I wanted to buy your product, serve an ad to me in context, not by attempting to ambush me. When I do click a link, those advertisers should get paid more. Paying for ads on impressions is just another futile attempt by marketing whizzes at quantifying the effectiveness of their work. It is hardly an effective way of doing it though.