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by cremnob 14y ago
And if Elon fails to actually prove this reporter lied/fabricated the review and just waffles, the NYT is going to skewer Tesla in their response and this story will get much more legs than if they had just ignored the review.
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Nike has no plans to release FuelBand Android app, says it's focused on iOS(theverge.com)
3 points by cremnob 14y ago|0 comments
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by cremnob 14y ago
The proxy statement says they collectively own more than half of the voting power.
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by cremnob 14y ago
See my response to jmillikin. Your comment about the study's findings is semantic, because it does claim that its more likely to happen: "These findings support the hypothesis that managers with greater control rights in excess of cash-flow
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by cremnob 14y ago
While better than not having the agreement (which terminates when their share falls below 34% of voting power), the new share structure is not shareholder friendly. Class C shares can now be issued to employees or used for acquisitions, whi
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by cremnob 14y ago
When the news about the change in structure of the shares came out a while back I decided that this is a company that I could never invest in (a big enough discount to intrinsic value may change my mind). The execs can reduce their economic
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by cremnob 14y ago
I think you misunderstand me. The existing cash pile would remain untouched and therefore would not be subject to any taxes. The preferred shares would earn dividends from Apple which would be paid out from free cash flow. It's a tax effici
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by cremnob 14y ago
The preferred shares would be issued to everyone that holds the common equity. They wouldn't be raising money if they followed Einhorn's plan.
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by cremnob 14y ago
They actually don't touch the cash in this scheme.
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by cremnob 14y ago
This bodes well for shareholders. I imagine any additional return will be announced in March (when dividends/buybacks were announced last year).
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by cremnob 14y ago
This is a great move by Einhorn and turns up the pressure on Apple to return cash to shareholders. I don't have a preference about the preferred shares, I'd prefer they get rid of it just from a corporate governance standpoint and to keep t
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by cremnob 14y ago
There isn't a chance in hell that they hold anything but cash and extremely liquid investments like US debt.
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by cremnob 14y ago
I tend to agree with you and the blog post. I generally avoided those threads because it seemed like everyone was emotional. In the matter of internet v. Ortiz, I tend to agree with Ortiz.
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by cremnob 14y ago
Apple is a threat to the Steambox like smartphone games are a threat to the PSP, Nintendo DS, etc. If Valve never intended the Steambox gain more than the hardcore gamer niche, then no it isn't a threat. But Apple could capture the much lar
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by cremnob 14y ago
With the keyboard the Surface Pro is already more expensive than the cheapest Macbook Air.
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by cremnob 14y ago
I have Office 2010, is it worth getting 2013?
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Boeing Knew of Problems With 787 Batteries Before Fires(nytimes.com)
70 points by cremnob 14y ago|6 comments
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BlackRock invests $80 million in Twitter valuing it at $9B(bloomberg.com)
1 points by cremnob 14y ago|0 comments
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by cremnob 14y ago
This documentary didn't reveal anything that wasn't already known. There aren't any criminal prosecutions because it's hard to prove that there was fraud. It then goes on to speculate why Breuer hasn't been able to charge anyone.
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by cremnob 14y ago
A lot of people here seem to have the blinders on about this. It's kind of funny. I've posted this before the last time this came up. Car companies have been working on this for a while, unless Google's offering is just light years ahead of
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by cremnob 14y ago
Great scene. Eric Schmidt also had the recruiter terminated as a "public example". http://cdn3.sbnation.com/entry_photo_images/7564645/google4_...
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by cremnob 14y ago
See here for more. All of Silicon Valley was in on this. http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/23/3906310/the-no-hire-paper-...
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by cremnob 14y ago
Will he still be getting a Google paycheck?
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The Trend Against Skeuomorphic Textures and Effects in User Interface Design(daringfireball.net)
71 points by cremnob 14y ago|64 comments
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by cremnob 14y ago
I kept waiting for them to explain what was "out of context" but it never came.
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by cremnob 14y ago
It absolutely was sincere. I'm not sure why you think they are "diametrically opposed". In both cases it is victim blaming.
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by cremnob 14y ago
She shouldn't have been walking down that dark alley at that time anyway.
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by cremnob 14y ago
Why are you assuming he did it because of his legal problems?
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Ad Blocking Raises Alarm Among Firms Like Google(nytimes.com)
48 points by cremnob 14y ago|70 comments
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by cremnob 14y ago
It's not short sighted. I know it has become a meme for tech geeks to paint industries like content/media as "out of touch" or "dinosaurs", but they aren't. They aren't trying to stop the future, they just want to make the most money. Right

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