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871.
by IBM 12y ago
They should license the patents for free to anyone who wants to use them. There's no word needed.
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IOS 8 APIs(nshipster.com)
2 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
873.
Apple Begins Rejecting Apps That Offer Rewards For Video Views, Social Sharing(techcrunch.com)
1 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
874.
by IBM 12y ago
It's pretty clear that Apple is positioning themselves in stark contrast to Google, they want to be the privacy/security company. Internet companies with advertising business models are a dime a dozen so that is a real advantage t
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Amazon Boycott Gets a Helping Hand From Stephen Colbert(bits.blogs.nytimes.com)
2 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
876.
by IBM 12y ago
Are you kidding? The extra battery life alone is worth it.
877.
by IBM 12y ago
I think generous limits are more likely than unlimited storage.
878.
by IBM 12y ago
His share of the pie is smaller but the pie is much bigger. What terms he negotiated with his label has nothing to do with the fact that labels serve a purpose and are aligned with the interests of the artist.
879.
by IBM 12y ago
Whether you are small or well known will impact your terms with the label, but that's a private business negotiation and not related to my point. The premise of my original comment is that they have aligned interests and that's be
880.
Vox interview with Tim Geithner(vox.com)
1 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
881.
by IBM 12y ago
The poster boy that has been held up by techies for years was Trent Reznor, who went independent in 2007. He's since signed with Columbia Records for An Omen and Hesitation Marks. The next NIN album will be with Interscope. The labels
882.
by IBM 12y ago
If you actually believe that this is what has sustained the business model of record labels for all this time then I don't know what to tell you, you certainly don't understand their business and what they do. Why did Trent Reznor
883.
by IBM 12y ago
The deal will close later this year according to the WSJ. It's still owned by Google.
884.
by IBM 12y ago
The good thing about authors speaking up is that it cuts through the common techie meme that authors and publishers don't have aligned interests. The same is true for other "dinosaur industries" like record labels and artists
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Google's Motorola Mobility to Close Factory in Texas(webcache.googleusercontent.com)
2 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
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Amazon Subprime(slate.com)
3 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
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Beats Parts Ways With Design Firm As Apple Takes Over Its Hardware(techcrunch.com)
4 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
888.
by IBM 12y ago
That incident was 23 years ago and he did his time for it. He's also shown remorse for it and wishes it never happened.[0] He's a 49 year old man now and he's been married for 18 years. I think he's past that kind of stu
889.
by IBM 12y ago
Yes because it's a profitable business and will be accretive right away. The financials provide a baseline for why this deal is good, Iovine/Dre and Beats Music is just a free call option.
890.
Hachette Puts out Response to Amazon Statement(digitalbookworld.com)
35 points by IBM 12y ago|39 comments
891.
by IBM 12y ago
I'm not a developer, but I think it's clear that as a developer you should expect your relationship with Apple to be similar to Google's relationship to users. They rely on both to be successful, but their bread gets buttered
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Tesla Gets Unsolicited S&P Junk Rating on ‘Niche’ Position(bloomberg.com)
43 points by IBM 12y ago|55 comments
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Google Punished eBay for Bad SEO Practices, but It Wasn’t Part of “Panda” Update(recode.net)
2 points by IBM 12y ago|0 comments
894.
by IBM 12y ago
Looks like the publishing industry needs to consolidate further.
895.
by IBM 12y ago
It's not really spray and pray if their firm is focused on this. They certainly seem accomplished. > Our work includes representing consumers, municipalities and other groups in cases against unscrupulous corporations or individuals
896.
by IBM 12y ago
He wasn't just their trial lawyer though. From Wikipedia: Berman helped found his namesake firm in 1993. He was lead attorney in individual and class action cases against Enron, Washington Public Power Supply System, Purdue Pharma (ove
897.
by IBM 12y ago
They've kind of killed this whole angle of "Surface is for getting work done" after they hedged by releasing Office on iPad.
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Verizon’s new double-capacity “XLTE” network now covers 250 cities(gigaom.com)
5 points by IBM 12y ago|1 comments
899.
by IBM 12y ago
>People would not just stop innovating in the architecture space because they can't profit from it - fab manufacturers who make chips using the architecture can, and do. Is this real life? I honestly can't believe people actual
900.
by IBM 12y ago
They're considered property in the eyes of the law via patents because this isn't some philosophical question and that's how their product and business is protected in practice.

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