No doubt the eruptions are politically motivated and are being caused
by the liberal media in a frivolilous attempt to discredit the Govenor
of Alaska and her policies. Also.
The thing that was said by the AC was that "Microsoft no longer knows what the hell their next product is. How many different "the next PC will be..." announcements are they going to make?"
"Maybe I missed something. Why is the Zune becoming more attractive?"
My guess is these people can't get enough punishment to satisfy their 'masochistic tendencies||hatred of all things Apple||love for all things Microsoft||pseudo-metalhead-gamer-wannabe fantasies'.
Distortion of the truth, saying things that are simply false, stating half-truths, saying things that are not yet even real but causing people to FEAR they might be later. That is FUD. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. Stating facts, regardless of what SLANT, you likee no likee, doesn't in itself I think engender such Fear, Anxiety and Doubt, as that which is most typical and most skillfully done from the mouths of MS. (and others, clearly they are not the first nor last, nor only).
Typical MS. This is I see the only real threat. MS dropping the cost to half, just to undercut the competitor who lacks as many billions to have a price war, or simply give stuff away from free, like the replacing your iTMS titles with MS titles. This is innovation at its finest. They've been flogging their software and format for years and it hasn't taken up. They've tried FUD and MUD slinging, and it hasn't stuck. Frivolous lawsuits by that earbuds guy who later said it was done w/out his permission, and by an attorney who has worked for, does work for, MS. Some coincidence. They can't win on the merits, so they have no qualms about playing dirty. Maybe it ain't illegal, but it stinks. However, using monopoly share, maybe also monopoly profits, to fund your entry into another market in order to starve out the competition, may the best bank-rolled player win, might be illegal, but good luck on any action on that ever happening in our lifetimes. MS can just come in and sell their second rate, uninspired device at $50-$100 less than Apple and they will get some business. Frakking slime.
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No doubt the eruptions are politically motivated and are being caused by the liberal media in a frivolilous attempt to discredit the Govenor of Alaska and her policies. Also.
The thing that was said by the AC was that "Microsoft no longer knows what the hell their next product is. How many different "the next PC will be..." announcements are they going to make?"
"Maybe I missed something. Why is the Zune becoming more attractive?"
My guess is these people can't get enough punishment to satisfy their 'masochistic tendencies||hatred of all things Apple||love for all things Microsoft||pseudo-metalhead-gamer-wannabe fantasies'.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!! Oh god, please. Someone please mod that up Funny. You are too sharp, man. Just saw that vid, then saw your comment. Too funny.
The TONE does not make it FUD.
Distortion of the truth, saying things that are simply false, stating half-truths, saying things that are not yet even real but causing people to FEAR they might be later. That is FUD. Fear. Uncertainty. Doubt. Stating facts, regardless of what SLANT, you likee no likee, doesn't in itself I think engender such Fear, Anxiety and Doubt, as that which is most typical and most skillfully done from the mouths of MS. (and others, clearly they are not the first nor last, nor only).
Non-impartial != FUD
Typical MS. This is I see the only real threat. MS dropping the cost to half, just to undercut the competitor who lacks as many billions to have a price war, or simply give stuff away from free, like the replacing your iTMS titles with MS titles. This is innovation at its finest. They've been flogging their software and format for years and it hasn't taken up. They've tried FUD and MUD slinging, and it hasn't stuck. Frivolous lawsuits by that earbuds guy who later said it was done w/out his permission, and by an attorney who has worked for, does work for, MS. Some coincidence. They can't win on the merits, so they have no qualms about playing dirty. Maybe it ain't illegal, but it stinks. However, using monopoly share, maybe also monopoly profits, to fund your entry into another market in order to starve out the competition, may the best bank-rolled player win, might be illegal, but good luck on any action on that ever happening in our lifetimes. MS can just come in and sell their second rate, uninspired device at $50-$100 less than Apple and they will get some business. Frakking slime.