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by greedo 3y ago
And what percentage does Microsoft charge for games on the Xbox?
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by greedo 3y ago
You're comparing Microsoft's behavior now, after they've been smacked down in 1994 to how they operate now. MS had a long track record of breaking applications that competed with their offerings. If they hadn't been forc
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by greedo 3y ago
Dr Dos was a perfect example of MS trying to squash competitors. MS didn't tolerate ANYONE competing with them.
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by greedo 3y ago
His thread is amazing. Most pilots worldwide speak English, so naturally, all pilots are basically from the same country...
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by greedo 3y ago
They're just spouting the various Russian justifications for the invasion. It gets tiresome when they can't even agree that Ukraine is a "real" country and that Russia is completely at fault.
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by greedo 3y ago
Russian and Ukrainian have similar roots, but are not "essentially the same language." The "national origin story" (unless you mean the 1917 Revolution) is nothing like how the two countries were created. Mexico and the
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by greedo 3y ago
A civil war. Right. Completely displaying your ignorance of the region's history.
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by greedo 3y ago
You're using a BMW as an anecdote yet quibbling about Toyota's marketshare? Of course not every single care manufactured today will last forever. Some are junk. Some, like Toyota are quite good and with proper care and maintenance
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by greedo 3y ago
Considering Toyota's worldwide marketshare, making them the exception might not be helpful.
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by greedo 3y ago
How much of a subsidy does Tesla receive by selling its green credits?
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by greedo 3y ago
So a couple of hours. Say 140 miles. In winter, that's about your max range in a Model 3/Y. So you arrive with so little juice, and at a house that has no charger. So you have to charge forever on 110v. Then limp your car to a Sup
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by greedo 3y ago
Road trips in the winter suck in a Tesla, despite the Supercharger network. Batteries perform worse, you have to charge frequently, and you have to drive slower than during normal weather. That pretty much writes off the entire Midwest wher
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by greedo 3y ago
If anyone believes that there will ever be a $39K CyberTruck, I have a Hyperloop I'd love to sell you.
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by greedo 3y ago
Really not sure what you're rambling about mixing up the EU with Red Army stuff or "injustice to sanity". Poland had existed for centuries before being dismembered in the 18th Century. Reconstituted after WW1, it was a fully
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by greedo 3y ago
Considering the USSR partnered with Nazi Germany to invade and split up Poland, yes, the Red Army was definitely the aggressor. There's also a school of thought amongst historians that if Germany hadn't attacked the USSR in 1941,
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by greedo 3y ago
They didn't trust David Prowse, so the lines were altered in the shooting script. JEJ then recorded the actual lines.
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by greedo 3y ago
I loved Snow Crash and could never finish The Diamond Age. I've read and loved almost every other book he's written.
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by greedo 3y ago
Do they drop them or pile on charges in the hopes of a lesser plea?
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by greedo 3y ago
Most of the tax cuts have benefited the "rich" than the average Joe.
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by greedo 3y ago
Where I come from, you don't need a license (or any kind of study) to become a developer. That means the market is loaded with incompetent people who just don't mind grabbing a framework and learning about programming in the proce
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by greedo 3y ago
I tried to buy one last spring and gave up. I put down a deposit in March, was told I might get one around June. June came around and they couldn't do more than say "Maybe by Sept." Ended up buying a used car.
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by greedo 3y ago
We too have a nice 4k projector. Wife prefers to watch in the living room on an old LCD. She doesn't even mind watching DVDs (no upscaling on this TV). That makes my eyes bleed, but she doesn't care one bit.
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by greedo 3y ago
I wonder if "melanoma" is a catchall for all types of skin cancer in your family. Melanoma itself is one of three primary skin cancers, and the most lethal, while the other two are generally less threatening.
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by greedo 3y ago
I had colorectal surgery for a 5cm tumor at 41. I had two very young kids and wife, so opting out wasn't really a serious option. I'm pretty glad how things turned out, all things considered but knowing how tough those years of tr
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by greedo 3y ago
You can be assured that Apple internally knows the margins on everything they make as well as Services. I think that there's several reasons they don't disclose discrete sales figures and profit margins. This would give competitor
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by greedo 3y ago
Considering that the Google bribe to Apple for search is $18B, I can't see the App Store profit margin being 80%. That would imply that Apple makes zero margin on all hardware and other services.
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by greedo 3y ago
Apple's profit is definitely public information since they're a publicly traded company. In 2023, they reported $97B in profit.
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by greedo 3y ago
LOL, I don't think the ISU alums would like you to call their university "a local college in French Lick." Bird was from French Lick[1] though, so maybe that's where you got your wire's crossed? [1] The Hick from
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by greedo 3y ago
His career earnings (in 6 seasons) was $24m. For playing a game... He's fine.
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by greedo 3y ago
Apple doesn't care a bit about the early mover advantage, if that even exists. iPod -> Nope, there were lousy players out before it. iPhone - > Nope, smartphones were around before 2007. iPad -> Nope, tablets, ugly ugly tablet

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