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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
This is a nonsensical criticism IMHO. If someone is giving pure opinion then you have to evaluate the source. But if someone is presenting facts you have to evaluate the facts and there's no real point in evaluating the source (sources can
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I think you make a good point but I disagree on the conclusion. Even if it works well I don't think Search is the be-all-end-all In my opinion the ideal web is one that is properly categorized via url. For example, if I knew all magazines
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For me this is a testament to intangible media. Items that you own but that require no space or attention (physical items need to be rearranged on occasion, dusted, etc...) I often find myself buying books I want to read in the future simp
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
The entire article is kind of silly. In the text their quoted expert says... “Realistically, Amazon can’t do anything to prevent it,” Malcolm said. “There is no way of telling who’s a good guy and who’s a bad guy.” That kind of invalidates
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
What's comical about Google's plan of action is it's exactly what they did with GoogleTV and that blew up in their face. For those who don't recall GoogleTV initially allowed users to view web video (like Hulu) on their TV. Google gave use
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
This is more politics than anything else. The Governor is trying to cut visible things so people will accept the Tax extensions. The truth is, as the the article says, these parks only cost $33 million. In a state where the top 5 highest
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
I think he believes it. Ballmer has said iPods and Google aren't allowed in his house ( http://www.geek.com/articles/apple/no-ipod-google-in-ballmer... ). He and his family all use Zune and Bing (by Ballmer's edict). So he's completely d
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I don't disagree with the sentiment here but I object to the idea that "anti-hucksterism can be seen every day on HackerNews" A startup, by definition, is an act of hope. It's a bunch of people agreeing to be underpaid and overworked for t
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
I don't believe they said that in the video and in fact Google told Danny Sullivan this... "Google says there’s a three year subscription required. Hardware will be upgraded at the end of the three years, if people want to continue on the p
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I don't think it require one less IT person? As I said the use of Faronics Deep Freeze restores the default configuration every reboot. So the support costs are next to nothing. As far as Elementary Education vs. Higher Learning I would b
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
I see your point now. And on the interest point I'd concede it but even if we got a monstrous return on that money I can't see it making much difference. Though another issue is with the Google Chromebooks you have to sign up for a 3 year
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
I have to say I don't understand what you mean by "the time value of money". For the record the 4 year is based on using that brand for some time. They actually can go about 4.5 years but after 4 years we consider them a loss. I can't ima
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Please see my post here: http://tomstechblog.com/post/Quick-Post-on-Chromebooks-for-E... Again I don't mean to dump on Google who is at least trying to address the market. But they did so without asking what the market actually needs/wan
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This is hardly innovative. MSN was using a similar deal to sell their dial-up service in 1999. It failed then too (since it was a bad deal overall and people who don't have the credit to buy a $499 PC are prone to defaulting on their debt
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
When I read what Jobs' is reported to have said my first thought was the song Stan by Eminem. I don't know why but the tone just struck me a very similar.
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
Well...I hate to be this blunt about it...but if Amazon were to buy Netflix it would be to get their subscribers and to get their content licenses. Since any merger would take time and netflix has already said it plans to do everything in
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
In a very theoretical way you are probably. right. But the real world doesn't work that way. The reason companies resist paying dividends is because investors take that as a signal of maturity and maturity is the antithesis of growth in th
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I sincerely doubt this will ever happen. Objective-C never made sense. It was brought over from NeXT and Steve Jobs has shown an absolute dedication to it. So even though no one else was using it Jobs threw all the other Mac tools out an
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
Apple clearly has a long term goal that involves moving to their own processors. But the article that claimed it would happen as early as 2013 is ridiculous IMHO. Apple's goal for the next 5 to 10 years is to move developers to the iOS API
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No, Apple won’t be dumping Intel chips for ARM, you crazies(venturebeat.com)
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I don't know what interview you're talking about but this is one of the best books I've ever read and it (obviously) covers the same territory: http://www.amazon.com/God-Country-Coca-Cola-Definitive-Ameri...
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Which is why it persists. If you look at the conspiracy theories that survive over the years they're always the ones where seemingly smart people acted dumb. I guess the logic is "people that smart couldn't have acted that dumb so they mu
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As I said below I'm not doubting the numbers I'm just trying to draw attention to the perception those numbers create and saying it might not be what Disqus intended Though for the record I don't see how those numbers confirm or deny anythi
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I don't really think they're running scared either but I think that's the problem for me. The more I think about this the more I think it's a perception thing. I mean, Apple announces similar unverifiable numbers at almost every event. Bu
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I don't think investors would be scared off by such a post alone BUT for the record the post was made AFTER they raised $10m dollars so your point isn't really valid. My point was simply to say "this type of post is meant to reassure people
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
Is it just me or do companies always come out with a "vague numbers" post like this when everyone starts thinking their doomed? What I mean by that is a post that's designed to reassure people but quotes a bunch of numbers that we have no
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
For those who find the post funny you'll probably enjoy this (I did!): http://www.themostinterestingmanintheworld.net/the-most-inte...
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
Here's a question for anyone who thinks the same way as this blogger: If the news had been "Osama Bin Laden has been captured" don't you think the same celebrations would have taken place? I'm 99.9% sure they would have. Another question:
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
Well the article itself says... "As I blogged last week, Microsoft is seeking ways to boost sales of its Azure platform. One way the company is hoping to do this is by tightening up its developer story around Azure." While Azure was largely
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by TomOfTTB 15y ago
I believe ScottGu was in charge of the .Net platform which is the CLR and and related technology. C# is run by Anders Hejlsberg. I don't know who Hejlsberg reports to but as a Technical Fellow I doubt it was ScottGu (with no disrespect int

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