Patent laws aren't part of the free market; they're government regulation. More socialist than capitalist.
Maybe more corporate than capitalist. Not socialist though, as that would assume that the government was acting for the benefit of the people rather than corporate lobbyists (and bribe payers).
Under capitalism, you can have companies that exploit workers but if they do that too much workers are free to leave and start new companies that start afresh... at least you have that ability as long as regulations do not impose too heavy a burden to start a new company to compete.
I have always thought that Marx was right in a lot about what he wrote about capitalism. The "Crisis of Realisation" may have been delayed by globalisation and the move of consumption into the corporate world, but we cannot continue growing the economy for ever. Where Marx falls down though is his assumption that once you get rid of capitalism you will naturally fall into a perfect society, with everyone consuming according to their needs and producing according to their abilities. Even without the repeated historical proofs that it won't happen I can't see why on earth he would even suggest such a thing. It is far more likely that Capitalism will pick itself up again very slowly with local trade or some totalitarian regime will take over.
What will be interesting is the price/performance ratio compared to the Intel chips. This chip will be typically used in server farms, and this will be at least as important as the raw power - though obviously there is an overhead in running more servers. AMD has usually been ahead of Intel, and it still is on most mid-range and low-end chips, but it has started to fall behind at the high end.
If that's so, then that's an issue Apple should take up with MediaMarkt. It's not relevant to the Samsung/Apple case unless Samsung themselves pushed this.
Either that or they should also sue the forestry commission over the wooden iPad
Actually no they didn't. They present pictures of both (yes those picture aspects were changed to make them look more familiar) but they also had physical representations of the models in court. The decision wasn't made off the photo's alone.
Do you have a citation for that?
Apple themselves stated in the evidence that the Galaxy S was larger in dimensions and the photo in question was just one (I believe it one of the photos on page 28 of the evidence presented). It was the only photo with the 'bad' dimensions. It is believed by legal experts that the photo is actually a prototype photo similar to the mock ups released by Samsung prior to the actual product release showing it was 'thinner' than the iPad.
Galaxy S does include “some non-identical elements, such as the slightly larger dimensions.” This supports the idea that Apple isn’t trying to secretly submit this evidence to the courts. Many have noted a German court’s decision to grant Apple with the original preliminary injunction on the Galaxy tab didn’t take the doctored images into account. In fact, patent expert Florian Mueller noted ”the court’s decision was based on both Apple’s motion and Samsung’s pre-emptive opposition pleading” and also stated “Samsung is in a legally weak position against Apple. If Samsung wants to inspire confidence, it has to understand that half the truth is sometimes tantamount to a whole lie.”
Müller doubts that the images are outcome-determinative for the case in The Netherlands. "Apple has asserted in its Dutch complaint several technical patents, unrelated to the size of the device, and a Community design that's also about a shape rather than a particular size," he said. Furthermore, Apple clearly noted that there is a size difference between the two devices in its legal filing.
The decision to ban was not made of off a single photo out of a series of photos. Would you, if you were a judge, base your decision off of an image when the relevant piece of hardware can simply be handed to you for inspection?
Actually no they didn't. They present pictures of both (yes those picture aspects were changed to make them look more familiar) but they also had physical representations of the models in court. The decision wasn't made off the photo's alone.
I joined when I was about 17 out of curiosity; the people I met were mostly lacking any social skills, kind of awkward to be around and lacking any sense of humour.
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They all work for the Chinese Government....
Well it beats unemployment
This probably means that I'm going to rebuy the damn series again. VHS, check. DVDs, check. Blue ray? Someday. GAH. DOES IT EVER END?
I'm holding out for the quantum storage holodeck release
Those names hardly inspire confidence for use in a production environment..
Quite. If they were a respectable company they'd call their test rolling release something like "Windows Update with Genuine Advantage"
So, yahoo is up for sale? If everyone empties their pocket change and we pool together we can own a piece of Internet history... ;-)
Do they accept BitCoins?
Patent laws aren't part of the free market; they're government regulation. More socialist than capitalist.
Maybe more corporate than capitalist. Not socialist though, as that would assume that the government was acting for the benefit of the people rather than corporate lobbyists (and bribe payers).
Under capitalism, you can have companies that exploit workers but if they do that too much workers are free to leave and start new companies that start afresh... at least you have that ability as long as regulations do not impose too heavy a burden to start a new company to compete.
You mean like the patent laws....
I have always thought that Marx was right in a lot about what he wrote about capitalism. The "Crisis of Realisation" may have been delayed by globalisation and the move of consumption into the corporate world, but we cannot continue growing the economy for ever. Where Marx falls down though is his assumption that once you get rid of capitalism you will naturally fall into a perfect society, with everyone consuming according to their needs and producing according to their abilities. Even without the repeated historical proofs that it won't happen I can't see why on earth he would even suggest such a thing. It is far more likely that Capitalism will pick itself up again very slowly with local trade or some totalitarian regime will take over.
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Doesn't this sound an awful lot like the DIDO approach (pdf) that Steve Perlman was talking up recently?
I misread that as like the DIDO approach that Steve Perlman was taking up recently!
I'd better steer clear of Freudian anal ists
And this is why we don't put Slashdot in charge of the patent system.
Seriously .... could it be any worse than it is now?
What will be interesting is the price/performance ratio compared to the Intel chips. This chip will be typically used in server farms, and this will be at least as important as the raw power - though obviously there is an overhead in running more servers. AMD has usually been ahead of Intel, and it still is on most mid-range and low-end chips, but it has started to fall behind at the high end.
Nobody ever got their dick caught in an email
I send cards to a child in Finland, a girl in Germany, a student in Taiwan, a recent-graduate lawyer in the Netherlands and a woman in Siberia.
Congratulations, you are now on the MI5 watch list
While you're at it, imagine there's no more wars, no more poverty, and endless youth.
That's just as realistic as trying to tell scientists what kind of research they are interested in.
Somehow I think it is more a case of "which treatments will get funding" than "what scientists are interested in".
Why?
Well I wouldn't do it, but if its something he enjoys doing then why not?
If that's so, then that's an issue Apple should take up with MediaMarkt. It's not relevant to the Samsung/Apple case unless Samsung themselves pushed this.
Either that or they should also sue the forestry commission over the wooden iPad
Actually no they didn't. They present pictures of both (yes those picture aspects were changed to make them look more familiar) but they also had physical representations of the models in court. The decision wasn't made off the photo's alone.
Do you have a citation for that?
Apple themselves stated in the evidence that the Galaxy S was larger in dimensions and the photo in question was just one (I believe it one of the photos on page 28 of the evidence presented). It was the only photo with the 'bad' dimensions. It is believed by legal experts that the photo is actually a prototype photo similar to the mock ups released by Samsung prior to the actual product release showing it was 'thinner' than the iPad.
http://gadgetsheaven.n-ame.com/?p=2309
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/08/is-apple-faking-evidence-to-crush-the-competition-not-likely.ars
http://9to5mac.com/2011/08/19/samsung-claims-apple-doctored-galaxy-phone-images-in-netherlands-court/ http://gadgetsheaven.n-ame.com/?p=2309
The decision to ban was not made of off a single photo out of a series of photos. Would you, if you were a judge, base your decision off of an image when the relevant piece of hardware can simply be handed to you for inspection?
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/apple-accused-of-doctoring-image-to-sink-galaxy-tab-101-in-europe-update/14246
So you don't have any citation that they had physical representations in court then.
Actually no they didn't. They present pictures of both (yes those picture aspects were changed to make them look more familiar) but they also had physical representations of the models in court. The decision wasn't made off the photo's alone.
Do you have a citation for that?
Are your wedding vows still valid after 30 years?
Just think, a few years ago you would not have reasonably been able to ask an Apple fanboi this question. Now same-sex marriage is commonplace.
Shape and size? The natural results of designing a case around a screen, CPU, RAM, battery etc.
Don't forget that Apple actually lied in court by showing distorted images making the sizes look the same when they are quite different. The previously did the same thing with the Galaxy Samsung S phone so this is a well tried tactic by Apple
Lying is one of apple's forte's. Remember the "can we please use the Apple trademark and we promise never to go into the music business"!
Apple did not invent the tablet PC, but they want to ban anyone else from making anything resembling a tablet PC.
Well it'll save sneaking the magazines from the bedroom stash into the bathroom. Not to mention avoiding getting the pages stuck together.
Watch out, they may be testing you: If you buy $500 textbook that means you're not smart enough to deserve a diploma.
Seriously it depends on the subject. If you chose a very narrow field that has few students but needs a lot of research textbooks can be pricey.
I joined when I was about 17 out of curiosity; the people I met were mostly lacking any social skills, kind of awkward to be around and lacking any sense of humour.
Sounds very much like slashdot then.