I switched to T-Mobile's semi-secret 30 dollar per month "pre-paid" plan a few years ago. Unlimited data, unlimited texts and 100 minutes (VOIP FTW).
Why would I switch to Verizon and pay, literally, 3 times more. Their network could be 10 times faster and have full coverage around the planet and I couldn't justify paying nearly 100 dollars a month for it.
i don't know... this sounds an awful lot like the very famous "I'm a kid so I've never heard of Elvis Parsely or whatever his name is" strategy. I don't listen to Hall and Oates and I couldn't name a single song of theirs, but it's not as if they are some second rate act. It's pretty much a guarantee that the Oat mfg naming their product know exactly who they are and fashioned their product's name after them.
I agree though, it does seem fishy if you don't know who they are. The trouble is that most everyone knows who they are, outside of your group of friends. Ask someone over the age of 30.
Also... really? You've never heard of them? The bad hair, the bushy mustache? It's like classic late 70s and early 80s bad fashion.
I'm generally 100% in agreement with the folks that get upset when a big company rolls over a smaller one in a different market with a team of lawyers at the wheel, but in this case, even if they didn't own the "Haulin' Oats" trademark, it seems perfectly reasonable to go after the little guy. I would feel the same if a clothing company came out with "Lady Gagaloshes" or if Mcdonalds decided to rename their Big Mac "Notorious B.I.G Mac".
Actually, the cost of the hardware, manufacturing, design, software, distribution, and marketing of a smartphone device (plus a smidge of profit for those involved in each step) is EXACTLY what they are asking for it. Amazingly coincidental, huh? It's almost like... not only is Jarre completely unschooled on how much pirated media actually costs him (very very very very very little), but he is completely out of touch with the costs of hardware design, manufacturing, distribution, software, graphic design, distribution, and marketing too... Strange, but true.
The Royal Family's threat to sue news hit at the top of the search spike. The rise that came before the announcement was due to folks waking up and reading the news. No doubt, there was a bit of a Streisand Effect, but it was probably just a drop in the ocean compared to the news itself. It's Kate Middleton's nipples for crying out loud.
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I switched to T-Mobile's semi-secret 30 dollar per month "pre-paid" plan a few years ago. Unlimited data, unlimited texts and 100 minutes (VOIP FTW).
Why would I switch to Verizon and pay, literally, 3 times more. Their network could be 10 times faster and have full coverage around the planet and I couldn't justify paying nearly 100 dollars a month for it.
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i don't know... this sounds an awful lot like the very famous "I'm a kid so I've never heard of Elvis Parsely or whatever his name is" strategy. I don't listen to Hall and Oates and I couldn't name a single song of theirs, but it's not as if they are some second rate act. It's pretty much a guarantee that the Oat mfg naming their product know exactly who they are and fashioned their product's name after them.
I agree though, it does seem fishy if you don't know who they are. The trouble is that most everyone knows who they are, outside of your group of friends. Ask someone over the age of 30.
Also... really? You've never heard of them? The bad hair, the bushy mustache? It's like classic late 70s and early 80s bad fashion.
I'm generally 100% in agreement with the folks that get upset when a big company rolls over a smaller one in a different market with a team of lawyers at the wheel, but in this case, even if they didn't own the "Haulin' Oats" trademark, it seems perfectly reasonable to go after the little guy. I would feel the same if a clothing company came out with "Lady Gagaloshes" or if Mcdonalds decided to rename their Big Mac "Notorious B.I.G Mac".
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Actually, the cost of the hardware, manufacturing, design, software, distribution, and marketing of a smartphone device (plus a smidge of profit for those involved in each step) is EXACTLY what they are asking for it. Amazingly coincidental, huh? It's almost like... not only is Jarre completely unschooled on how much pirated media actually costs him (very very very very very little), but he is completely out of touch with the costs of hardware design, manufacturing, distribution, software, graphic design, distribution, and marketing too... Strange, but true.
A computer security researcher...
An SEO expert..
A Misogynist...
Who doesn't give a fuck.
What an amazing man!
The rise is due to folks waking up.
The Royal Family's threat to sue news hit at the top of the search spike. The rise that came before the announcement was due to folks waking up and reading the news. No doubt, there was a bit of a Streisand Effect, but it was probably just a drop in the ocean compared to the news itself. It's Kate Middleton's nipples for crying out loud.