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  • Which Company Should Replace AIG in the Dow? [View article]
    that is easy the Federal Reserve: it has the biggest growth potential over the next few years.
    Sep 17 16:29 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Google's GMail Outage: Another Blow for "The Cloud" [View article]
    And it is not only the god's servers that have to be constantly functioning: add reliable ISPs as well. One can always read his email and docs offline but in order to get access to the couds, internet (or ticket to paradise) is necessary as well. You gotta pay your dues to the church as well!
    Aug 13 04:09 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Apple's 3G iPhone Has Some Kinks to Resolve [View article]
    my biggest issue is the lack of A2DP (bluetooth stereo). how this can be omitted from a music jukebox phone? i guess it was all down to money: better sell for $30 cable headphones (appox at $29 profit) than open it to competition.
    Jul 28 06:01 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Apple's 3G iPhone Appears Profitable [View article]
    What makes you think the subsidy is up to $400?
    I purchased my 1st gen iPhone for $400 (8GB) walked out the AT&T store and never activated it with them. All those phones that were being sold on eBay were actually acquired the same way. It was too comon of a practice and all too evident to AT&T that their iPhone sales are much higher than the activations.
    This is why they changed the game: now you have to activate it in store so they lock you in with a contract. The kickback is the same to Apple, only that they are not simply distributing phones without any comission, now they pocket the service contract fees(the voice plan) and bill you $10 extra for the data plan to cover the subsidy with some interest on it.
    Jul 16 04:25 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • Apple, AT&T: Friday Could Bring iPhone Chaos [View article]
    The reason for the in-store activation is completely different: sign the contract right there or charge extra if the customer wants to use it with t-mobs. Luckily I purchased my 1st gen iPhone in a store, walked out and used the sim unlock utils that come with it to use it on the t-mobs network. This is why now it is 'cheaper' to buy it.
    Jul 10 15:29 pm |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
  • iPhone App Store to Launch by Friday [View article]
    does it really matter if the app store opens before the phone comes out? what will you do with those apps?
    Jul 07 06:42 am |Rating: 0 0 |Link to Comment
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