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• On the post: Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 05:35pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: If you can't compete, litegate

  Actually the iPhone never was the leader. Throughout its lifetime, iPhone was behind its competitors, Nokia/Symbian/BlackBerry, and now Android. Motorola and Nokia got screwed because they became increasingly irrelevant to consumers.
  
  There's no sign of that happening with iPhones because the common folk know nothing BUT iPhones.

• On the post: Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 05:32pm

  Re: Blindered fanboy

  And you simply can't read.
  
  Did I say that I agreed with Apple's decision to sabotage the free market? Did I position myself such that I didn't like any sort of competition in the mobile phone market?
  
  No. I only pointed out that Apple currently holds the marketshare (in terms of tablets anyways), and commands the entire market in terms of profits. This is to disprove the myth that Apple's suddenly headed towards another repeat just because they don't have the command of the market share in phones.

• On the post: Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 05:23pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: If you can't compete, litegate

  I guess I assumed people would understand that I'm talking about tablets, since this IS about tablets after all.
  
  Apple offers a competitive tablet at prices other brands are struggling to meet. They have a commanding share of the tablet market share (28mil iPads vs. ~1.2 mil Android tablets across all brands).
  
  If you want to talk about Android phones, then you need to actually look at the profit share:
  http://www.asymco.com/2011/01/31/fourth-quarter-mobile-phone-industry-overview/
  
  Having the lions share of a market doesn't mean much if you're not making huge profits off of it. Google is essentially using its profits from search to spread Android as hard as possible, but Apple's the one making money hand over fist here, and the profits keep on growing. If that's a sign of failure, I'll take that any day of the week.

• On the post: Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 04:56pm

  Re: Re: Re: Re: If you can't compete, litegate

  This is a tablet thread.

• On the post: Apple Wins Europe-Wide Blockade Of Samsung Tablets; Guess Which Tablet Apple Is Scared Of Most?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 10 Aug, 2011 @ 04:19am

  Re: Re: If you can't compete, litegate

  I'm not seeing what you're seeing. Apple has the lion's share of the market at the moment, and will probably command the market in terms of profit share. There's no signs of any such repeat happening at the moment.

• On the post: TSA Confiscates Pregnant Woman's Insulin, Ice Packs

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 08 Aug, 2011 @ 11:42am

  Re: Ice, well erm.. melts?

  I don't even understand it. What's the point of allowing ice to pass through but not liquids? Do they not know that ice melts and turns INTO liquids?

• On the post: The Advantage Of Copycat Startups: Will Rolling.fm Keep Turntable.fm Innovating?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 04 Aug, 2011 @ 02:41pm

  At the very least, the copycat looks like a cheap ripoff. I don't know about anybody else, but the kiddie art on Rolling.fm is a huge turnoff to me.
  
  Which is probably a good thing for Turntable. That means that it can pick and choose the features to better itself, while having a design that attracts more users.

• On the post: Judge Waxes Comedic On Whether You Can Trademark Quilted Diamonds On Toilet Paper

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 02 Aug, 2011 @ 11:48am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:

  Poop jokes. Probably the one time they're actually relevant.

• On the post: Fox Decides To Drive Fans To Piracy, Rather Than Giving Legitimate Options

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2011 @ 11:59am

  Re: Re: Re: Re: I actually disagree this time

  This is why I don't get why they don't simply do more commercials on online broadcasts. I'm happy to check Hulu or the channel's website to view the episodes and with commercials, but:
  
  1) They don't seem to do enough commercials (only 1-2 between each break rather than several on normal TV broadcasts), which is I guess a plus for me, but
  2) They never have up to date TV shows.
  
  Why not just have up to date TV broadcasts, and include some more commercials so you'll have everyone flocking to your site and be generating more revenue while you're at it?
  
  Adapt to the new world, fer chris' sakes.

• On the post: Blue Cross / Blue Shield Says Study Pointing Out Failures Of Its Doctors… Violates Its Trademark

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 27 Jul, 2011 @ 11:20am

  Re: "Coca-Cola" is a registered trademark of the "COCA-COLA COMPANY",

  7/10.
  
  Would've gotten more, but you didn't bash Mike this time.

• On the post: Former Google CIO & EMI Digital COO Guy Explains How File Sharing Is Good For Artists

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 26 Jul, 2011 @ 01:48pm

  Re: Re: Re:

  What would you like for Marcus to add? You clearly have speculative questions that should be addressed, but it's clear that the RIAA isn't willing to even speculate (see said firing of COO).
  
  You say it's hard to draw conclusions without a fuller data set, but the same can be said to the other side. No one's trying to say that piracy automatically equals good. Mike consistently points out that blindly believing that "piracy = word of mouth = sale" is just as stupid and as bad as "piracy = lost sale". The whole points of these articles are to foster discussion and allow for the possibility that piracy can be harnessed for good. Right now, the RIAA will have none of that, even to the point where they will ignore what might possibly be a better business model.

• On the post: Turntable.fm Showing How Sharing Music Is Communication

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 21 Jul, 2011 @ 03:17pm

  Re: Re: Sure to be popular with 14-year old girls.

  Then again, repetitive contrarians are unpopular even with themselves.

• On the post: Copyright Troll John Steele Insists That 70-Year Old Is Responsible For Porn Downloads… Even If Someone Else Used WiFi

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 07:06pm

  Re: Re: Case against me just like this.

  This. You don't want to slip up and say something that could be misused in court in the slim chance that you actually get taken to court.

• On the post: Copyright Troll John Steele Insists That 70-Year Old Is Responsible For Porn Downloads… Even If Someone Else Used WiFi

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 07:02pm

  Re: Justice is Blind

  Err, you'd only be liable for whatever happens on that computer if the terms/security protocols at your workplace deem that you must lock your computer for this very reason. And even then, you'd only be legally responsible in terms of the contract of your job, not criminally liable in the terms of the law.

• On the post: After Watching This Video, Can Anyone Say That Remix Isn't An Act Of A Musician?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 02:39pm

  Re: Re:

  After being introduced to the theremin in this video, I've had no doubts about the theremin being an instrument.
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bkp9bDGDd1w&feature=player_detailpage#t=139s
  
  There's just something about it (no pun intended) that twangs with me inside whenever I listen to it.

• On the post: After Watching This Video, Can Anyone Say That Remix Isn't An Act Of A Musician?

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 01:11pm

  Re: Re:

  Oh, I guess it's my turn:
  
  Whoosh!

• On the post: Court Refuses To Issue Injunction Stopping Secret Web Spycams From Running On Rental Laptops

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 11:10am

  Re: Compare to apple store

  I would say though, it might depend on the rental agreement. The computers are still technically the rental companies, so it may not really be hacking in this case; plus, the camera software sorta has a "semi-legitimate" use in that they can be used to track down thieves. I know that there have been many cases (shown on Techdirt no less), where a stolen laptop used the webcam to track down and get an image of the thieve, resulting in the retrieval of the item.

• On the post: Court Refuses To Issue Injunction Stopping Secret Web Spycams From Running On Rental Laptops

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 19 Jul, 2011 @ 11:04am

  Re:

  Two things:
  
  1) This is a rental computer, so reformatting it might be a breech of the rental contract.
  
  2) When you purchase a new laptop, most OEM reinstall disks they give you come with the same bloatware that existed before the reformat, so you'll probably be screwed anyways, sadly.

• On the post: Newspapers Win Suit Against Google, Get Their Wish To Be Delisted, Then Complain

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 18 Jul, 2011 @ 12:27pm

  Re: Re: Schadenfreude

  No, when the troubles are self imposed, it's especially hilarious.

• On the post: Woman Arrested For Not Letting TSA Grope Her Daughter

  

  David Liu ( profile ), 14 Jul, 2011 @ 11:44am

  Re: Re: You play the lotto?

  Here's another way of thinking about it:
  
  Every time a person gets groped at the airport, that's another virgin for Osama to grope, in whatever terrorist hell he's in now. You don't want to support terrorists in terrorist hell do you?! TSA are terrorist supporters!

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