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by Cadsby 16y ago
I think your comparison is more than a little narrow. The Nook and the iPad are marginally similar but not really comparable devices. There's a reason why one has been far more successful than the other, and no, I'm not referring to any sor
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by Cadsby 16y ago
I disagree. I remember much of the Tech press predicating a $1000 price point and being rather surprised at the existence of a low end model at $499. It was only the cross section of nerds that really dislike Apple that called it expensive
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by Cadsby 16y ago
Are you seriously comparing an iPad to a Nook Color?
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by Cadsby 16y ago
I'm not saying I agree with Apple's new policies, but I don't remember seeing any outrage when Amazon was taking a whopping 70% of ebook sales, while simaltenously instituting a most favored nation clause which made it impossible for publis
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by Cadsby 16y ago
People tend to get emotional when they see such despicable behavior with absolutely no consequences.
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Apple, Cisco, others organize for a tax holiday lobby(money.cnn.com)
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by Cadsby 16y ago
Not all that surprising. Most existing smartphone users are still under contract. The interesting question is what many of those users will do in June when another iPhone is released. Or in June 2012 when all existing contracts will be up.
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by Cadsby 16y ago
I'm not sure this will turn out to be the case. Amazon has always had a most favored nation clause with regards to ebooks, and that policy didn't cause ebook prices to climb, even though Amazon is the largest seller. It's also worth mention
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by Cadsby 16y ago
iPad's and iPhone's are not made for small children. People are being a little silly in demanding that Apple child proof their luxury brand gizmos. Your child will not lose IQ points if he doesn't have a shiny iOS device to play with. Give
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by Cadsby 16y ago
I'm not saying I agree with this move by Apple, but it's worth mentioning that browsers/the internet =/= the app store.
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by Cadsby 16y ago
You are very mistaken about this. Schools in America are largely funded locally. Poor communities correspondingly have poorly funded schools, while better more affluent ones have have better funded ones. Research statistics from any source
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by Cadsby 16y ago
The difference is my hypothetical is a realistic one many people face. Yours is just pure fantasy with no connection to reality. Yes personal motivation and attitude to succeed are large factors, ones we should encourage, but the empirical
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by Cadsby 16y ago
A lot of well written exchanges in this thread. Too bad much of it is an apologetic for the wealthy evading their civic obligations, yet again. Meanwhile the average working American is lectured daily on the values of "personal responsibili
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by Cadsby 16y ago
The United States government (distinct from the population) supports Democracy and Freedom when those values align with our strategic interest. When they do not, we stop supporting them. Everyone outside the US has known this for decades. I
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by Cadsby 16y ago
Yes, the writing style was nauseatingly dramatic, but the callous, dismissive tone of most of the commenters is telling. How would you feel if someone creating a profile/website accusing you of being a child molester? No matter how crudely
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by Cadsby 16y ago
It's easy to be judgmental. What would you have done if you didn't have parents to mooch off of for a year? What if you had a family to support? It's easy to tell yourself you succeeded all due to "self control" and "discipline". But the tr
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by Cadsby 16y ago
In theory this seems like a reasonable network management practice except for at least two factors - 1. Roughly speaking, what amount of data would put me into the 5% user range? 2. Will you throttle at time specific intervals or just in ge
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by Cadsby 16y ago
Your comparing a life and death scenario to one regarding obtaining an entertainment product. It's a silly comparison and not terribly relevant to the topic under discussion. But even within the logic of your analogy, you're confusing a mor
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by Cadsby 16y ago
The music industry in particular is infamous for making it's fortunes via the deliberate exploitation of artist and musicians over the decades. So when those same industries turn around and try and take the moral high ground regarding pirac
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by Cadsby 16y ago
Such a system would be simpler, but morally questionable.
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Too many fall into the latter unfortunately. The desire to make money is fine. It's when it becomes a higher priority than basic morality/decency that it becomes something contemptible.
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by Cadsby 16y ago
That's fine. No one faults Google for doing whatever they feel is in their strategic, long term interest. What annoys some people to no end however, is the incessant attempts to market everything they do in the name of "openness".