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541.
by gamble 16y ago
I'm not going to write off Intel yet, but they're in a dangerous position. The number one reason Microsoft's stock has been moribund the past ten years is that Linux took over the datacenter. Imagine how much more revenue they'd have if the
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by gamble 16y ago
How valuable would the answer be? Most interviews come down to how much the interviewers liked you and whether your bearing in the interview matched the company's image of itself. They might come up with a variety of justifications if you p
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by gamble 16y ago
It's going to be a very slow death. Still, I look forward to the day I can buy a MBP with no optical drive and an Air-sized Flash stick in place of the SSD.
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by gamble 16y ago
That's what Engadget is saying is necessary to hit the 30 days. It's still early and no one has had time to do a thorough review, but I don't get the impression that there's anything fundamentally different about the new Air's power managem
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by gamble 16y ago
The '30 days of standby' figure assumes that you let your Air go into hibernation, which has been supported by MacBooks for a long time, but only as a last resort when the battery gets low. The Air is apparently just more aggressive about u
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by gamble 16y ago
My MBP is already 'instant-on'. Open the case and one second later it's awake and ready to go. I'll never understand why people feel the need to shut down their computer after every use.
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by gamble 16y ago
Maybe. So far, China has been able to get away with some stunningly protectionist policies. Keep in mind that there is a significant mercantilist/nationalist faction in the Chinese government that sees the US as a declining power with littl
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by gamble 16y ago
Of course, if a few peasants are in the way of development in China, the gov't can boot them off their land without a second thought. They don't have to worry about NIMBYism or environmental concerns either. I think a lot of the development
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by gamble 16y ago
It isn't hyperbole. Like Tivo, Android can only be installed on hardware from manufacturers that are hostile to unofficial software. Most handset manufacturers go out of their way to make installing unofficial builds difficult. They all voi
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by gamble 16y ago
What's the point of forking something you can't install without voiding your warranty? Especially knowing that you can't redistribute your fork because average users won't hack their phones to install it, and even if they did your fork woul
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China - The Mother Of All Grey Swans(dl.dropbox.com)
39 points by gamble 16y ago|27 comments
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High Battery Costs Curb Electric Cars(online.wsj.com)
3 points by gamble 16y ago|1 comments
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by gamble 16y ago
An embargo like this was inevitable. I'm sure it will not be the last time they reserve a resource for Chinese businesses. Commentators in the west sometimes forget that China is not like western countries; its political elite do not buy in
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by gamble 16y ago
No kidding. They sold 80% of the consensus prediction of 5 million units. That still puts Apple on track to sell at least 16 million iPads in its first year on the market. Minimum retail price for an iPad is $500. 16m units X $500 = at leas
555.
by gamble 16y ago
The Blofeld option: wait until they have $100B, buy Verizon, cancel Droid. =) What they will do: start buying web/cloud companies so that they can offer a credible set of online services to complement the iOS devices. Apple prides itself on
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by gamble 16y ago
Apple announcements are a magnet for traders. There's no point trying to interpret the stock's gyrations as a judgement of their performance.
557.
by gamble 16y ago
Absolutely. Very few people in western countries are comfortable negotiators. The reality is that most things are negotiable, but the everyday consumer experience is crafted to ensure that average people crumble at the thought of negotiat
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by gamble 16y ago
IIRC, HP is still sitting on three /8 networks - one from HP, Compaq, and DEC.
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by gamble 16y ago
I would love a MBP that doesn't include an optical drive, but it isn't going to happen for a while. The problem is DRM on DVDs. I'm perfectly capable of ripping my movies, but without access to a DVD ripper that's as easy to use (and includ
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by gamble 16y ago
There is no market for PC software. Not counting the software that ships with the computer, the average person spends approximately nothing on software for their PC. At best they might buy a virus scanner and QuickTax. Platform fragmentatio
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by gamble 16y ago
In the long run, this is going to be a huge mistake for Google. Access to the Market is the only lever Google has to enforce some level of conformity on Android devices. If they give up the market, it will lead to even more fragmentation an
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by gamble 16y ago
There's a pretty hard limit to how many people can own 10%+ of a company. With the average exit around $12 million these days, a smaller share than that isn't going to amount to much after dilution, preferences, and taxes.
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by gamble 16y ago
So startup employees are wising up to the fact that options won't make them rich, and they're demanding market salaries? I see that as a good thing.
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You Are Unlikely To Prosper(thebigmoney.com)
4 points by gamble 16y ago|0 comments
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US Students Drink Twice As Much Overseas(voices.washingtonpost.com)
1 points by gamble 16y ago|0 comments
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by gamble 16y ago
I use it regularly as well, (calculator, calendar, weather, stocks, and iStat) but I agree with the previous poster than developer interest in dashboard widgets is pretty minimal these days. It would be great if I could run arbitrary iPhone
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by gamble 16y ago
Predictions: * 10.7 "Lion" (obviously) * iLife 2011 (with FaceTime in iChat), iWork 2011 * New Mac replacing MacBook Air with a swivelling touch screen * iOS app support on OSX, utilizing said touch screen
568.
by gamble 16y ago
No one remembers the people who scoffed at those who said it was impossible, only to discover it really was impossible. Also, keep in mind that the boy genius entrepreneur is a stereotype that really doesn't apply outside of the software in
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by gamble 16y ago
It's almost always going to violate the site's TOS, so if you're a business that depends on regularly scraping sites without permission, prepare to change your business model or be sued. (eg. Octopart vs Mouser and Digikey)
570.
by gamble 16y ago
The games industry is exactly like the TV or movie industry. Entry level jobs really, really suck. But if you can stick around long enough to become established (read: ship a successful title) then you can write your own check. Experience

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