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Re:Apple takes Chinese food company to task over their logo on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @02:37PM (#2966655)
It ticks me off that Apple uses its gadzillions in profits for frivolous lawsuits like this. Dear Apple, the shape of an apple belongs to the fruit, not to you ... if you can use it, so can others.
Yikes. I like safety features like airbags and strong cages that won't collapse on the driver in a crash. I don't want my car making driving decisions for me. It may be done in the name of safety but until they invent a car that can't break, I don't trust it not to cause more problems than it helps.
Re:Rapid7 backs John the Ripper password cracker on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:33PM (#2706622)
Looks like Rapid 7 is slowly becoming a model of how a proprietary company can merge with the open source world. People were worried that it would be another Oracle way back when it bought Metasploit.
Re:IPhone design ripped off Samsung? Not so much on Wednesday April 20, 2011 @12:58PM (#2467389)
It's all in the timing. But seriously, the days where you can sue, and win, over someone ripping off your "look and feel" are over, aren't they? Apple needs to cut it out.
I'm not sure that more compute power = more science breakthroughs (scientific research is kinda screwed up the way it forces scientists to always validate their hypothesis of lose grant funding) ... but it can't hurt.
Re:Porn copyright troll drops lawsuit against 670 "John Does" on Tuesday February 01, 2011 @01:33PM (#2166625)
Internet porn isn't profitable enough? They also have to litigate over copyright?
Re:Motorola sues Apple for patent infringement on Wednesday October 06, 2010 @04:13PM (#1765667)
I wonder if this has anything to do with the suit by Microsoft. Maybe trying to win back the money it will use to settle? Or it found patents and then said -- hey, we can sue Apple .. Hooray!
Re:Blame Cassandra for Everything you Don't Like on Tuesday September 07, 2010 @07:57PM (#1670538)
I saw that report. If it was Cassendra's fault than the database would have been fired, not the VP of engineering. Digg was great, now it's not, AND it's broken all the time.
Re:Kevin Rose steps down as CEO of Digg on Tuesday August 31, 2010 @06:08PM (#1651030)
Poor Williams! So Rose says to the guy, "Here you go ... I broke everything and chased away our most loyal users and now I’m leaving you to stand behind it and defend it. Have fun!"
Re:Facebook Places Will Crush Foursquare on Thursday August 19, 2010 @03:10PM (#1618244)
Facebook Places doesn't include many places yet (http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/081910-facebook-places...)

But even if it did ...why would I trust FACEBOOK to be my location app. I enjoy Facebook, but I don't trust it -- I certainly don't want it tracking my whereabouts.

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