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On Aug 10 12:05 PM Indy wrote:

> At #12, you mention skype on Blackberry. Has there been an official
> release from Skype for Blackberry? Not yet.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:10:22 -0400 iskoot.com.

On Aug 10 12:05 PM Indy wrote:

> At #12, you mention skype on Blackberry. Has there been an official
> release from Skype for Blackberry? Not yet.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/155015-blackberrys-26-advantages-over-iphone?source=feed#comment-623128 623128

On Aug 10 05:42 AM Robert Martorana wrote:

>
> Good summary of Blackberry's overlooked advantages. As you noted,
> availability on every carrier leads to lower voice/data services,
> and to unique offerings such as T-Mobile's free WiFi.
>
> In technology, however, success breeds success: The iPhone's popularity
> has generated thousands of free apps, making the software just as
> important as the hardware.
>
> It pays to be a media darling.]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2009 10:03:14 -0400

On Aug 10 05:42 AM Robert Martorana wrote:

>
> Good summary of Blackberry's overlooked advantages. As you noted,
> availability on every carrier leads to lower voice/data services,
> and to unique offerings such as T-Mobile's free WiFi.
>
> In technology, however, success breeds success: The iPhone's popularity
> has generated thousands of free apps, making the software just as
> important as the hardware.
>
> It pays to be a media darling.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/153240-euthanasia-for-clunkers-the-so-called-healthcare-bill?source=feed#comment-613974 613974 marklevinshow.com) to be even better.

On Aug 03 09:09 PM The Recusant wrote:

> "the elderly will be the prime target"... "Obama Marxist takeover
> of America"..."Obama’s Marxist philosophy"...say, I recognize this
> stuff. Rush, is that you?]]> Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:48:30 -0400 marklevinshow.com) to be even better.

On Aug 03 09:09 PM The Recusant wrote:

> "the elderly will be the prime target"... "Obama Marxist takeover
> of America"..."Obama’s Marxist philosophy"...say, I recognize this
> stuff. Rush, is that you?]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/152266-when-will-the-music-stop-for-government-bonds?source=feed#comment-608450 608450

On Jul 29 09:44 PM whidbey wrote:

> The logic is Simon pure, the sense of history exquisite, but the
> conclusion that this farce can not be stretched well into the future
> is a miscalculation of the capacity of man to believe whatever he
> chooses to believe.
>
> The limit, of course, is the debt service, when the marginal tax
> dollar is spent on interest payments there is no necessary crisis.
> No, there is still room to invent. For example, Argentina confiscated
> the pensions of its citizen, then taxed farm exports, and wants now
> to own a lien on all private property as surety on state debt.
>
>
> The distortions of evil finance are as unlimited as the mind of man
> to believe that he is secure in his debtors. This soon becomes a
> fantasy game in which the winner is the more gullible player.
>
> This is the game of democracy in which the few have the power to
> take from the many until there is nothing left but the bigger fool,
> and he loses!]]> Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:58:38 -0400

On Jul 29 09:44 PM whidbey wrote:

> The logic is Simon pure, the sense of history exquisite, but the
> conclusion that this farce can not be stretched well into the future
> is a miscalculation of the capacity of man to believe whatever he
> chooses to believe.
>
> The limit, of course, is the debt service, when the marginal tax
> dollar is spent on interest payments there is no necessary crisis.
> No, there is still room to invent. For example, Argentina confiscated
> the pensions of its citizen, then taxed farm exports, and wants now
> to own a lien on all private property as surety on state debt.
>
>
> The distortions of evil finance are as unlimited as the mind of man
> to believe that he is secure in his debtors. This soon becomes a
> fantasy game in which the winner is the more gullible player.
>
> This is the game of democracy in which the few have the power to
> take from the many until there is nothing left but the bigger fool,
> and he loses!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146145-the-eu-stabs-apple-in-the-back?source=feed#comment-572792 572792

On Jul 01 08:20 PM peter02l wrote:

> "The EU is now mandating that all cell phones be compatible with
> 3rd-party MicroUSB chargers by January 1, 2012."
>
> This will not affect Apple much. Apples current charger has a USB
> connector to which the cable connect. That is the cable is not part
> of the connector. So all they have to do is to replace the USB connector
> on the charger with MicroUSB, and supply the appropriate cable.
>
>
> This has nothing to do with the 30-pin connector. EU's concern is
> that people over the years end up with a multitude of chargers for
> various devices which they don't know what to do with. That is very
> wasteful, so I applaud what EU is trying to do here.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:17:35 -0400

On Jul 01 08:20 PM peter02l wrote:

> "The EU is now mandating that all cell phones be compatible with
> 3rd-party MicroUSB chargers by January 1, 2012."
>
> This will not affect Apple much. Apples current charger has a USB
> connector to which the cable connect. That is the cable is not part
> of the connector. So all they have to do is to replace the USB connector
> on the charger with MicroUSB, and supply the appropriate cable.
>
>
> This has nothing to do with the 30-pin connector. EU's concern is
> that people over the years end up with a multitude of chargers for
> various devices which they don't know what to do with. That is very
> wasteful, so I applaud what EU is trying to do here.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146145-the-eu-stabs-apple-in-the-back?source=feed#comment-572786 572786

On Jul 01 02:59 AM berlinator wrote:

> Apple could simply use a 30 Pin to USBmicro cable....
> or ad a USB to USBmicro adapter. So no change a the iPhone itself]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:13:59 -0400

On Jul 01 02:59 AM berlinator wrote:

> Apple could simply use a 30 Pin to USBmicro cable....
> or ad a USB to USBmicro adapter. So no change a the iPhone itself]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146145-the-eu-stabs-apple-in-the-back?source=feed#comment-572783 572783
You say you bought several MicroUSB chargers two years ago. No you did not. The first MicroUSB handhelds hit the market approximately 1 year ago, some 9 months after the standard was finalized in September 2007.

Finally, you say "too much choice is stupid." It's not a matter of "too much" choice. It's a matter of whether choice will be allowed or not. This is important whether we're talking about cell phone chargers or health care providers.

In my case, I very much welcome the advent of MicroUSB and I enjoy the benefits of it. However, Apple should be free to do whatever it wants to do. If it wants to be the only company running its own race, it should be free to do so.


On Jul 01 02:29 AM jsk wrote:

> "First and foremost, this is part of an industrial policy in the
> EU. We are being told day in and day out that industrial policy is
> such a good thing, despite that it’s been proven to be one of the
> greatest disasters of mankind."
>
> Really?!? Too bad the facts you present yourself in your own article
> prove the opposite. Thanks to this disastrous industrial policy in
> Europe, Europe has one, completely compatible standard for all cell
> phones. Europeans can buy any cell phone and use it on any cell system
> throughout Europe and not have to think twice about compatibility
> (and, oh yah, at cheaper rates, better service, and more open service
> agreements than are available in the US). Compare that to your "live
> free of die" "open market" in the US. Multiple, non-interoperable,
> completely incompatible systems; duplicating effort for higher costs
> and lower quality of service (GSM, CDMA, EVDO, 2G, 3G, etc. etc.
> etc. - do you want to get a PhD in acronyms or just make a phone
> call?).
>
> Two years ago my extended family all bought new phones. Guess what,
> they all use MicroUSB for their computer interface and chargers.
> I've lost count of the number of times that convenience has been
> a life saver in a pinch. Not to mention that now we can do things
> like equip each car with only one charging cable (that stays in the
> car and is cheaper, because it's a universal standard that almost
> everyone uses) where we used to have to carry around three or four
> different cables where ever we went (we only had one complete set
> because of the expense - which also meant we were constantly leaving
> them behind).
>
> Sometimes too much choice is stupid.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:09:26 -0400
You say you bought several MicroUSB chargers two years ago. No you did not. The first MicroUSB handhelds hit the market approximately 1 year ago, some 9 months after the standard was finalized in September 2007.

Finally, you say "too much choice is stupid." It's not a matter of "too much" choice. It's a matter of whether choice will be allowed or not. This is important whether we're talking about cell phone chargers or health care providers.

In my case, I very much welcome the advent of MicroUSB and I enjoy the benefits of it. However, Apple should be free to do whatever it wants to do. If it wants to be the only company running its own race, it should be free to do so.


On Jul 01 02:29 AM jsk wrote:

> "First and foremost, this is part of an industrial policy in the
> EU. We are being told day in and day out that industrial policy is
> such a good thing, despite that it’s been proven to be one of the
> greatest disasters of mankind."
>
> Really?!? Too bad the facts you present yourself in your own article
> prove the opposite. Thanks to this disastrous industrial policy in
> Europe, Europe has one, completely compatible standard for all cell
> phones. Europeans can buy any cell phone and use it on any cell system
> throughout Europe and not have to think twice about compatibility
> (and, oh yah, at cheaper rates, better service, and more open service
> agreements than are available in the US). Compare that to your "live
> free of die" "open market" in the US. Multiple, non-interoperable,
> completely incompatible systems; duplicating effort for higher costs
> and lower quality of service (GSM, CDMA, EVDO, 2G, 3G, etc. etc.
> etc. - do you want to get a PhD in acronyms or just make a phone
> call?).
>
> Two years ago my extended family all bought new phones. Guess what,
> they all use MicroUSB for their computer interface and chargers.
> I've lost count of the number of times that convenience has been
> a life saver in a pinch. Not to mention that now we can do things
> like equip each car with only one charging cable (that stays in the
> car and is cheaper, because it's a universal standard that almost
> everyone uses) where we used to have to carry around three or four
> different cables where ever we went (we only had one complete set
> because of the expense - which also meant we were constantly leaving
> them behind).
>
> Sometimes too much choice is stupid.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146145-the-eu-stabs-apple-in-the-back?source=feed#comment-569429 569429

On Jun 30 02:13 PM numinary wrote:

> from a pure engineering/efficiency standpoint, it seems to make the
> most sense to try to drag all of the EU countries into using a similar
> wall plug outlet and electrical power source would provide the largest
> returns. Does this make too much sense for legislators? Or is it
> just that this is a more inconvenient issue for them to deal with?
>
>
> As someone that goes on company junkets around Europe, I would certainly
> like to see a universal power plug rather than a universal cell phone
> power cable...]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:25:39 -0400

On Jun 30 02:13 PM numinary wrote:

> from a pure engineering/efficiency standpoint, it seems to make the
> most sense to try to drag all of the EU countries into using a similar
> wall plug outlet and electrical power source would provide the largest
> returns. Does this make too much sense for legislators? Or is it
> just that this is a more inconvenient issue for them to deal with?
>
>
> As someone that goes on company junkets around Europe, I would certainly
> like to see a universal power plug rather than a universal cell phone
> power cable...]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146145-the-eu-stabs-apple-in-the-back?source=feed#comment-569427 569427

On Jun 30 01:21 PM waterman wrote:

> Apple was one of the companies that signed the agreement to use this
> new standard.
>
> See CNet article or go to macsurfer.com for other articles
>
> "Apple, others agree to universal cell phone charger standard in
> Europe"
>
> So I don't think the EU stabbed Apple in the back and I guess Apple
> has an idea on what to do to comply.]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:22:37 -0400

On Jun 30 01:21 PM waterman wrote:

> Apple was one of the companies that signed the agreement to use this
> new standard.
>
> See CNet article or go to macsurfer.com for other articles
>
> "Apple, others agree to universal cell phone charger standard in
> Europe"
>
> So I don't think the EU stabbed Apple in the back and I guess Apple
> has an idea on what to do to comply.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/146145-the-eu-stabs-apple-in-the-back?source=feed#comment-569088 569088

On Jun 30 11:04 AM nishiko wrote:

> I think this is a great idea, because it's critical that countries
> take on environmental leadership and responsibility. This universal
> smart charger standard is an incredible idea... the cost/benefit
> ratio is exceedingly high in favor of the benefit. I'm glad the
> EU is taking environmentally responsible steps like this, as most
> other countries in the world seem unwilling to for whatever reason.
> And as you said, best of all, what they do often forces the same
> changes world-wide just on an economies of scale reason for most
> products. This only causes short term pain for some companies, but
> holds a great deal of long term rewards.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:29:19 -0400

On Jun 30 11:04 AM nishiko wrote:

> I think this is a great idea, because it's critical that countries
> take on environmental leadership and responsibility. This universal
> smart charger standard is an incredible idea... the cost/benefit
> ratio is exceedingly high in favor of the benefit. I'm glad the
> EU is taking environmentally responsible steps like this, as most
> other countries in the world seem unwilling to for whatever reason.
> And as you said, best of all, what they do often forces the same
> changes world-wide just on an economies of scale reason for most
> products. This only causes short term pain for some companies, but
> holds a great deal of long term rewards.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/115329-team-obama-vs-team-reagan?source=feed#comment-360061 360061 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 14:01:59 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/94213-why-picking-the-president-is-like-picking-a-stock?source=feed#comment-247464 247464 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:41:12 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/93883-sarah-palin-wall-street-s-candidate?source=feed#comment-245586 245586 Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:26:06 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/91927-obama-s-economic-policy-and-reagonomics?source=feed#comment-236088 236088 Thu, 21 Aug 2008 22:31:29 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82669-why-wall-street-analysts-shouldn-t-own-the-stocks-they-cover?source=feed#comment-194210 194210 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:27:32 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82280-the-minimum-wage-and-employment?source=feed#comment-190799 190799 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:24:00 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/82146-industry-analysts-vs-financial-analysts-how-silly?source=feed#comment-189612 189612 Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:00:27 -0400