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Healthcare Costs: Gross vs. Net

I have to love the bean counter. The simple answer is that the senator had to factor in a 10% padding of the cost for his buddies.

Are Things Falling Apart at Apple's App Store?

To the stupid developers: Get a real job. Don't waste your time and money writing a software on a platform that pretends to give you freeee ... access.
I hate to said that, but i was once a dumb developer for the supposed "free linux". Many developers were so blinded by blized and glitz of a new iPhone platform technology that they forgotten their business senses. Wake-up developer.

Everyone Wants a National Broadband Network, But Nobody Wants to Pay for It

Save all that money, give me a Universal HC.

The Absurdities of 'Buy American'

Buy American.

Need i said more, when people create and produce something they feel good about themselves and make better product. American has forgotten how to build and manufacture a product, we outsource it because we are lazy or code for "profitability".

Buy American, i said. (BTW: i am a first generation immigrant -- go figured ...)

IMAX: Welcome Back to the Land of the Viable

BigPicture has a point: IMAX screen in the theater is a water down version of IMAX. However, most of the people that went to IMAX Trans 2 did not care about the screen sizes. The 70mm size is outside of a normal person peripheral vision, you have to turn your head to see it from one side to the other. Movies are made for 35 mm sizes, hence, the director will focus the action in mid screen.

I like IMAX theater, and i do see that the smaller size is a scam. I do, however, believed that people do not care, or see the difference when they spend the extra 5$ for IMAX Trans 2 ticket. This is the same phenomenon as iPhone.

The author also fails to mention that Disney has several movies for IMAX 3D in the pipeline; this is why i am bullish on IMAX before Aug 6, 2009.


On Jul 01 01:02 AM Ryan Barnes wrote:

> BigPicture: Appreciate the comments; the CFO, COO and the rest of
> the Finance crew are new at IMAX, but you're right about the lack
> of change at the CEO & Chairman level. Their previous escapades
> were due to bad financial management, but also strategic errors,
> so I'd have to agree that there hasn't been enough transition to
> start cheering for the stock.
>
> My modest channel checks haven't come up with a poor viewing experience
> as of yet, but thx for the mention about the camera licensing. I'll
> be on the lookout for the mix of equipment at the company's theaters.
> That said, the odds of an acquisition (or perception hike) still
> seem well above the threshold that investors of a certain risk appetite
> would consider attractive.
>
> Best of luck in your investing (or avoiding!) efforts.

Kinder Morgan's Dividend Payout Rate Is Unsustainable

Thanks for the article, teaches me something about MLP.

No Letup in the RF Semi Space

Your dream is my reality, not brag (but i am:) Do you think i should unload at this level

RFMD --> can this one make it to 6? What do think of getting some SWKS, or is it setting the pace for RFMD to catch up?

TQNT @6.20 --> all sold. I don't think above 6.5 is good.

How Much Are Apple's 45 Million Users Worth?

For the last decade (1985-1995) APPLE users been declaring total domination and superior platforms. A decade (1995-2005) after APPLE still has less then 10% share of the market, and its users still declare dominate ... I am not sure what reality this is.

If the trend continues, the next decade (2005-2015) APPLE will rule the world ... This is going to be like the great ads that they had.

BTW: i had an MS in EE/CS and was a an embedded developer, and APPLE kernel is as crappy or worst when compare to WINDOW.

On Jul 29 12:10 PM Tom B wrote:

> When Win 7 flops, as it well deserves, "Prudent Man" might regret
> he didn't stock up on Apple. The "iProducts" are a beautiful and
> interesting sideshow-- but a sideshow nonetheless. The increasing
> Apple market share in computers is the Big prize, and the focus of
> all other things the company does.

How Much Are Apple's 45 Million Users Worth?

When did content owner paid platform provider a fee to distribute? This article is another mislead, and confuse APPL user. The microfee that you are assuming is bogus for APPL, the content provider will charge APPL a fee for its content.

More Reasons to Short PNC

Does this mean that PMT will be a good buy?

ARM Processors Will Gain 55% of Netbook Market by 2012

How about MIPS? What makes ARMHD better then MIPS? Both has the same technology platform. Any opions, any one?

Chrome OS Will Strengthen ARM’s Assault in the Netbook Market

How about MIPS?

Cramer's Lightning Round - BAC Is Back (7/27/09)

Does this mean that PMT will be the next 10 baggers? Anyone has any comment on PMT?


Things change, and if you want to be an investor then learn to change.


On Jul 29 04:40 PM mrxg4 wrote:

> Cramer is a joke. This is the same guy who, back in April, said he
> didn't like Apple at $125 because he felt it was overpriced. Now
> he loves it at $160.
>
> What a crock of sh*t!

STEC Keeps Tickin' Never Quittin'

Bought STEC at 12 sold all at 27 ... dam toltally miss out on 12 point runs. My reason for selling is STEC that a pure SSD for the enterprise or servers market, and WDC is encroaching the enterprise market with their cheaper yet lower performance SSD solution. WDC is a better buy because it can provide for the mobile craz (atleast that was my thesis for selling STEC and bough into WDC dam ... lol)

Why Apple's iTouch Tablet Will Become Its Flagship Product

Not.new is absolutely correct on the pricing, but you have to understand that people who buy Apple, and Apple iPhone developers does not care of value.

Apple marketing machinaries have entice their prospective customer to think of Apple devices are unlike another devices. Apple customers (and probably investors) are brain wash by Apple marketing genius.

BTW isellapple: Apple had one revolutionary technology since its inception and that is the "Window" user interface. To those who believed that Apple had invented any revolutionary technology is pure imagination or just Apple marketing. The ARMs board is designed and layout by vendor Engineer not Apple.



On Jul 26 10:20 AM Not.new wrote:

> Wow that is seriously one big rip off !!!!
> Selling an ARM Board + Case (10in screen included) + Keyboard (?)
> + Battery + Proprietary BSD OS is in no way = $800.
>
> Here is the breakdown.
> ARM Board, a very good one like the beagleboard costs $150 ( cost
> to consumer). The cost in bulk is probably around $80. Add in all
> the components (wifi, bluetooth, GPS) and you'll be at around $130
>
>
> Case (10in screen included), the case will probably $25 ( Chinese
> labor) and the screen will cost around $150 (cirque.com).
>
>
> Battery. if we base this thing like the TouchBook (alwaysinnovating.com).
> it'll have a 6000mAh and 12000mAh battery. The cost to the consumer
> would be around the order of $125 (googling around for the prices).
>
>
> So does that mean becoming an Apple slave costs $395 ?
>
> Obviously the price to scale will make the hardware cost even less.
>
> The average consumer is being seriously ripped off !