Just because you don't trust them doesn't mean that they are entirely to blame.
No, their actions show that they are entirely to blame.
If you want to blame everything on a bunch of guys who were acting inside the rules and regulations they were told to abide by, that's fine.
1). Just because something is legal doesn't make it right. 2). When these are the people that lobbied hard for those things to be made legal AFTER they were shown to be extremely dangerous (think repeal of Glass Stegal), then you can't hide behind the, "It's legal!" argument anymore.
but the argument that they are entirely to blame for the world's current economic woes is not only specious, but a blatant scapegoat that the uninformed masses have been happy to bleat about for long enough now.
Bullshit. Most of the problem is that the banks are so big, that they were able to affect people who didn't engage in the activities you mentioned above.
It employs a good amount of software engineers at really good salaries, working on a fairly interesting problem? That's about it.
The problem behind HFT is interesting to me. But the actual use of it is pretty perverse. It's extremely obvious that anyone engaged in it is NOT investing, and is purely gambling.
That's not why it's a waste of cash. It's a waste of cash because it's not going to be doing anything productive. It's simply going to allow some robot to make a trade six tenths of a millisecond faster. Whoopdy-doo. It's not going to help anyone, it's not going to make progress for anything, it's not going to do anything useful other than help make some already rich guys a fraction richer.
And your argument would have a shred of credibility if the reason this was happening wasn't solely because of the actions of the company, and absolutely nothing to do with government.
All I see is a bunch of bullshit about "freedom" that doesn't actually concern freedom. It just serves to help you bitch about government.
You're just as bad as any pro-government person you claim to despise. In fact, you're worse. You do the exact same fucking thing you claim they are doing, which is blaming others for their problems, only you add the hypocrisy of claiming to hate those that do so. You do nothing but blame others, in this case, the government, for your problems, when in reality they are completely your problems.
At least in that case, while I would believe the decision is extremely wrong, the person is doing what they said, and following their constituent's wishes. Basically, this guy gave himself a "get out of jail free" card, regardless of the topic.
Here's the problem: None of those things actually show me why it's worth it to switch, or if it gives me a bigger benefit than my Android phone.
And the "Smoked by Windows Phone" stuff? Most of it can easily be accomplished on Android just as quickly. Remember what happened when someone actually won, and they tried to disqualify him?
Why would I put in that investment when I can't see any more benefit over the Android phone I already use, which I don't have to put an investment into?
Further, the software ecosystem of WP7 is extremely poor compared to Android and iOS.
Yes, they do. They're just not aimed at protecting people, and rather allowing the state to spy on everyone, so you don't like them. You hate the idea that companies have to comply to safety standards, or that they can't simply throw pollution anywhere, because somehow you think it wouldn't happen to you.
And somehow you think that "bribes" are not regulation, and don't stifle business. You truly have no fucking clue what you're talking about. What's so different about a bribe that it can simply be the "cost of doing business", but making sure you have proper waste disposal is "crushing business"?
The Courier is a poor example of this because the Courier did not exist in reality. It was only a few mockups designed to try and make people forget about the iPad.
assembling a phone is the equivalent of playing with Lego's. its simple tedious work. why would i want my kids to aspire to this kind of work?
Because they would probably like to eat. While it's not the ideal type of job, having a good factory job is FAR, FAR better than having no job at all.
What people like you forget is that not everyone is cut out for the knowledge type jobs that you think everyone should have. What is going to happen to those people?
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Just because you don't trust them doesn't mean that they are entirely to blame.
No, their actions show that they are entirely to blame.
If you want to blame everything on a bunch of guys who were acting inside the rules and regulations they were told to abide by, that's fine.
1). Just because something is legal doesn't make it right.
2). When these are the people that lobbied hard for those things to be made legal AFTER they were shown to be extremely dangerous (think repeal of Glass Stegal), then you can't hide behind the, "It's legal!" argument anymore.
but the argument that they are entirely to blame for the world's current economic woes is not only specious, but a blatant scapegoat that the uninformed masses have been happy to bleat about for long enough now.
Bullshit. Most of the problem is that the banks are so big, that they were able to affect people who didn't engage in the activities you mentioned above.
which would also open up the window where the high frequency trader would be vulnerable to external news that could upset the stock price
And this is a problem why?
Admittedly, the benefits are small (measured in cents or fractions thereof), but the cost is small too.
As has been shown, the costs are NOT small.
That's not a benefit of HFT. That's completely orthogonal.
It employs a good amount of software engineers at really good salaries, working on a fairly interesting problem? That's about it.
The problem behind HFT is interesting to me. But the actual use of it is pretty perverse. It's extremely obvious that anyone engaged in it is NOT investing, and is purely gambling.
That's not why it's a waste of cash. It's a waste of cash because it's not going to be doing anything productive. It's simply going to allow some robot to make a trade six tenths of a millisecond faster. Whoopdy-doo. It's not going to help anyone, it's not going to make progress for anything, it's not going to do anything useful other than help make some already rich guys a fraction richer.
You can have all the comments on something you want. Doesn't mean that any of it is true, accurate, or relevant.
NOPE.
And your argument would have a shred of credibility if the reason this was happening wasn't solely because of the actions of the company, and absolutely nothing to do with government.
All I see is a bunch of bullshit about "freedom" that doesn't actually concern freedom. It just serves to help you bitch about government.
You're just as bad as any pro-government person you claim to despise. In fact, you're worse. You do the exact same fucking thing you claim they are doing, which is blaming others for their problems, only you add the hypocrisy of claiming to hate those that do so. You do nothing but blame others, in this case, the government, for your problems, when in reality they are completely your problems.
No, you were trying to blame this on government, when the blame lies SOLELY with Nokia's dumbassed decisions.
Again, I can do the exact same thing on my Android phone with widgets. And I have more control over what information is shown.
At least in that case, while I would believe the decision is extremely wrong, the person is doing what they said, and following their constituent's wishes. Basically, this guy gave himself a "get out of jail free" card, regardless of the topic.
And absolutely ZERO of that is the fault of any government. Nokia has just as much access to cheap Chinese labor as Apple does.
Isn't the point that WP7 has a shortcut on it's homepage for the weather? I fail to see the difference.
Here's the problem: None of those things actually show me why it's worth it to switch, or if it gives me a bigger benefit than my Android phone.
And the "Smoked by Windows Phone" stuff? Most of it can easily be accomplished on Android just as quickly. Remember what happened when someone actually won, and they tried to disqualify him?
You can't really claim that, and forget that it's Microsoft's "patent licensing" deals that are causing that to happen.
But then I have to buy the licenses for MonoTouch and MonoDroid, and now my costs have just skyrocketed.
Why would I put in that investment when I can't see any more benefit over the Android phone I already use, which I don't have to put an investment into?
Further, the software ecosystem of WP7 is extremely poor compared to Android and iOS.
I see it like, "My constituents want me to legalize gay marriage, but I'm against it, so I'm going to overrule it."
No they don't.
Yes, they do. They're just not aimed at protecting people, and rather allowing the state to spy on everyone, so you don't like them. You hate the idea that companies have to comply to safety standards, or that they can't simply throw pollution anywhere, because somehow you think it wouldn't happen to you.
And somehow you think that "bribes" are not regulation, and don't stifle business. You truly have no fucking clue what you're talking about. What's so different about a bribe that it can simply be the "cost of doing business", but making sure you have proper waste disposal is "crushing business"?
I could easily link a $1400 laptop that has superior specs in various areas
Highly, highly doubtful.
The Courier is a poor example of this because the Courier did not exist in reality. It was only a few mockups designed to try and make people forget about the iPad.
They'd have been a latecomer to a saturated market.
A market that people are actually interested in, and one where products actually sell.
And those people who realistically could only be manning the crane, and not designing it? What happens to them?
assembling a phone is the equivalent of playing with Lego's. its simple tedious work. why would i want my kids to aspire to this kind of work?
Because they would probably like to eat. While it's not the ideal type of job, having a good factory job is FAR, FAR better than having no job at all.
What people like you forget is that not everyone is cut out for the knowledge type jobs that you think everyone should have. What is going to happen to those people?
But you're not correct.