Inbound messages are the problem for me too. I was just recently able to turn off text messaging. I was sick and tired of PAYING for advertising to my phone I didn't solicit. If they came free, than I don't have much choice, but to be forced to pay is annoying.
It took a class action law suit to get the carriers to move in that regard. So my trust of the cellular telcos is low to say the least. I wonder if the Senator got these two issues confused as well.
Don't care much about the price of text messaging, I don't want it at all.
You may not like the books, and that's fine, that's your opinion, but you can't say ALL her fans are brainless. It's one of the most popular books in this past decade or two. I will be the first to admit that just because it's a large group of people doesn't make them right (look at the UAW, those people are nuts), but this many people loving those books has to carry some merit. You just have to at least acknowledge that.
@Joel
I'm glad you aren't an author, I wouldn't buy your books. I also hope you don't work in patent or copyright industry. Or maybe you do and you are what's wrong with it. Read a book or two about copyright and creative works.
I love Harry Potter, and I own all the books, and all the CD audiobooks. I was going to buy her latest book as well, but have held off due to this case. Rowling is being a whiny billionaire. Let me worry about what is poor content. Is she really afraid that if I bought a book from someone else that I would retaliate against HER. She is making her fans out to be brainless morons who couldn't tell good books from a hole in the ground. Which only hurts her again since we liked her books in the first place.
Ridiculous.
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agreed
Inbound messages are the problem for me too. I was just recently able to turn off text messaging. I was sick and tired of PAYING for advertising to my phone I didn't solicit. If they came free, than I don't have much choice, but to be forced to pay is annoying.
It took a class action law suit to get the carriers to move in that regard. So my trust of the cellular telcos is low to say the least. I wonder if the Senator got these two issues confused as well.
Don't care much about the price of text messaging, I don't want it at all.
that doesn't make sense
@arkwin
You may not like the books, and that's fine, that's your opinion, but you can't say ALL her fans are brainless. It's one of the most popular books in this past decade or two. I will be the first to admit that just because it's a large group of people doesn't make them right (look at the UAW, those people are nuts), but this many people loving those books has to carry some merit. You just have to at least acknowledge that.
@Joel
I'm glad you aren't an author, I wouldn't buy your books. I also hope you don't work in patent or copyright industry. Or maybe you do and you are what's wrong with it. Read a book or two about copyright and creative works.
Ridiculous
I love Harry Potter, and I own all the books, and all the CD audiobooks. I was going to buy her latest book as well, but have held off due to this case. Rowling is being a whiny billionaire. Let me worry about what is poor content. Is she really afraid that if I bought a book from someone else that I would retaliate against HER. She is making her fans out to be brainless morons who couldn't tell good books from a hole in the ground. Which only hurts her again since we liked her books in the first place.
Ridiculous.