JayWilmont

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by JayWilmont 15y ago
Really? The only two options are that Apple doesn't care or that it is a conspiracy? How about: 3. That most people will look at the situation with the same lenses they look at Apple with. Those that hate Apple will see their internal monit
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
Let's read what Apple CEO Tim Cook said four days ago: "From there, Cook tackled a much-discussed topic in recent quarters: whether or not the iPad is cannibalizing sales of traditional PCs. “I think that iPad has cannibalized some Mac sale
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
At high school they finally found the money to replace the history textbooks once the books were the same age as the students studying them (the actual physical textbooks were at least 8 years old when I was a freshmen in HS).
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
That's the problem here though: this for-profit business is upset that they aren't allowed to operate under the rules that non-profits do.
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
He could be paying far less than that for rent: I live on the upper west side of Manhattan and pay $1000/month and had a 15 minute commute before I switched jobs. Further, somebody could also live and work in Brooklyn and pay more like $700
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
Despite how poorly this guy describes price elasticity, I do think he has one decent point: that if the "customary" ebook price becomes $1, that is too low for most authors to make it. Based on just a gut feeling, I think the sweet spot wou
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
The concept you want is "price elasticity".
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
Remember unemployment insurance rules vary depending on the state. New York State for example asks if you are employed, not if you are drawing a salary.
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
There is such a policy, at least in New York State. Any time spent on "self-employment" activities reduces the amount of unemployment insurance money you receive.
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
What lockin? 1. You can still do whatever you want with your files as they still live on your local machine. 2. You can sync with Windows machines (photos were mentioned as an example in the keynote) 3. You can turn off iCloud
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
In the keynote they mentioned photos being kept updated on a Windows machine as well. iCloud subtracts zero functionality from any device (though it does change MobileMe, that doesn't seem to be your issue). Once a document is on your machi
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by JayWilmont 15y ago
I would assume this to be part of the "No PC Needed" feature. (If not, this is a big oversight - one of the only real issues I have with my iPad)