"Why can't Apple just focus on competing in the market place, rather than worrying about what competitors are doing?"
I watch exactly 1 hour of TV a week and listen to about 40 minutes of radio a day while driving.
In the last few weeks I have been subjected to advertisements for the iPad 2 enough to annoy me. The thing is I don't remember ever seeing an ad for the first iPad.
I have a feeling that Apple's focus on competing is an ugly image of failure in what is an increasingly competitive market.
According to the linked article he may have problems not filing tax returns as well. Somehow I have a feeling that his greed is going to cost him when this is all settled.
Every Friday when you get paid you head over to the clinic and write down on a piece of paper what music you want for the coming week.
They give you a shot and you take a nap, when you wake up you hear the new music for another week.
If you go someplace where someone is playing music you have not purchased the implant notifies police immediately and the device defaults to either Justin Bieber or Lawrence Welk depending on your age.
Still working on a few bugs/features but that is the gist of it.
I get calls from elderly neighbors weekly because of problems like this.
Most of them have multiple antivirus programs installed and expired.
The grand-kids click on whatever pops up on the screen.
Frequently they have already taken the computer in to a big box store and spent $250 to repair a $300 computer running Vista basic with insufficient memory.
All they want to do is email and facebook pictures of their family.
Somehow I don't think your suggestion that they contact the author of the malware is a viable solution, especially since most of them don't even know they have malware.
It is easy for those of us that have a little more knowledge of how computers work to say that computer users need to be more responsible, but the truth is as manufactures have made computers easier to use the minimum requirements to be able to use one have gotten pretty low.
The reality is many people will go through multiple computers without ever seeing a command prompt and will be glad they didn't. Expecting them to do more than turn it on and off is probably an unreasonable expectation at this time.
It is sad that you are so closed minded, but I admire your gumption in admitting you prefer not to read and understand the opposing point of view.
For what it is worth I agree that "Piracy" ie:a war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government) against parties of a different nationality, or against vessels of their own nationality at sea, and especially acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. is theft.
What you fail to consider and what Tasini touches on but then does not follow through on is the slave aspect.
Initially, we post happily sharing our thoughts and insights, but slowly you work your evil magic on us, clouding our judgment with amusing stories and FUD alike.
Soon we are helpless we must return.
Stripped of our wills we are mindless minions intoxicated on Kool-aid.
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FTFY
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I can't decide if this is insightful or funny.
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Possible explanation
I watch exactly 1 hour of TV a week and listen to about 40 minutes of radio a day while driving.
In the last few weeks I have been subjected to advertisements for the iPad 2 enough to annoy me. The thing is I don't remember ever seeing an ad for the first iPad.
I have a feeling that Apple's focus on competing is an ugly image of failure in what is an increasingly competitive market.
Consequently the lashing out.
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This article is referring to The Supreme Court of the United States, they abandoned any pretext of adhering to that role a long time ago.
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But wait it gets better
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If you want to listen to music you must have one.
Every Friday when you get paid you head over to the clinic and write down on a piece of paper what music you want for the coming week.
They give you a shot and you take a nap, when you wake up you hear the new music for another week.
If you go someplace where someone is playing music you have not purchased the implant notifies police immediately and the device defaults to either Justin Bieber or Lawrence Welk depending on your age.
Still working on a few bugs/features but that is the gist of it.
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Disliked
I also took the opportunity to like the other 3.
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Spot on.
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I get calls from elderly neighbors weekly because of problems like this.
Most of them have multiple antivirus programs installed and expired.
The grand-kids click on whatever pops up on the screen.
Frequently they have already taken the computer in to a big box store and spent $250 to repair a $300 computer running Vista basic with insufficient memory.
All they want to do is email and facebook pictures of their family.
Somehow I don't think your suggestion that they contact the author of the malware is a viable solution, especially since most of them don't even know they have malware.
It is easy for those of us that have a little more knowledge of how computers work to say that computer users need to be more responsible, but the truth is as manufactures have made computers easier to use the minimum requirements to be able to use one have gotten pretty low.
The reality is many people will go through multiple computers without ever seeing a command prompt and will be glad they didn't. Expecting them to do more than turn it on and off is probably an unreasonable expectation at this time.
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Likewise. I think it is called skimming instead of reading?
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For what it is worth I agree that "Piracy" ie:a war-like act committed by non-state actors (private parties not affiliated with any government) against parties of a different nationality, or against vessels of their own nationality at sea, and especially acts of robbery and/or criminal violence at sea. is theft.
Infringement != piracy != theft
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Re: A simple idea ....
What if just one of these companies bought all the labels and and formed an unholy alliance with RIAA against the others?
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Re: good argument
Argument below, sorry for the confusion.
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arrrgh
Initially, we post happily sharing our thoughts and insights, but slowly you work your evil magic on us, clouding our judgment with amusing stories and FUD alike.
Soon we are helpless we must return.
Stripped of our wills we are mindless minions intoxicated on Kool-aid.
In truth we are slaves.
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Sorry Mike but you are wrong.
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