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On The Verge since Nov 30, 2011
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I don’t think “toxic” is an appropriate word, though in a headline it is sure to get pages views. And that’s all that matters, right?
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Recommended Favone's comment in Senators blast Apple in hearing for keeping most profits overseas
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But they’ve already paid the relevant taxes (if they exist) in another country. Why should they then be taxed yet again?
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What do you use? Or is it a jailbreak-only tool?
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I suppose that means BBM just isn’t compelling then.
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Yes and no. It’s not that crudely drawn.
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It demonstrates their commitment to BBM, not to BB10. If they were committed to BB10 this would be exclusive because it was so compelling.
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60 million people that no one else talks to on BBM.
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Because no one is using the original anymore.
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So it literally just does it by geolocation?
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Still don’t buy it. To me an error implies they screwed up once, even willfully. A repeated pattern known and used by hundreds for over a decade isn’t an error of judgment. It’s a willful act with complete disregard of ethics and possibly the law.
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the error is inexcusable
Doesn’t seem like an error. Seems like a willful act. There’s a big difference.
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In other news, North Korea investigates itself and finds it’s the most advanced society on the planet.
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Recommended Goldensnakes's comment in ABC will bring live television to mobile devices starting this week
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Actually, I think some of it is.
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I somewhat agree but there’s the question of discovery. New shows have to be subsidized somewhat so they have a fighting chance of gaining a following. The Office, for example, would never have made it if people had to pay for the first season.
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I watch about 6-8 shows a year. That’s a LOT of content. At $20/show that’s less than 2 months of cable tv.
Of course, iTunes has done this for quite some time, which is what I use.
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Recommended beatsforthemind's comment in Body Message: GI Joe and the invention of the viral video
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Recommended Thunderbyte's comment in Body Message: GI Joe and the invention of the viral video
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Recommended Martim's comment in Four years and $100 million later, Bitcoin’s mysterious creator remains anonymous
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This doesn’t ask anyone to pay more taxes. This simply collects the taxes people aren’t reporting. It kind of sucks but I can’t fault the logic of it.
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How do you know he’s a she?
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Recommended DOAbarrelroll's comment in A 6-inch tall, 6-year-old skeleton confuses Stanford researchers and UFO conspiracists alike
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I like how no one has caught that he quoted X-Men.
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The idiots who bought them never checked to see whether it actually worked? Shame on them for being so stupid.
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Hey, they are the ones trying to be real journalists. Get the proper nouns capitalized correctly. Where/who was the editor?
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Recommended markzz's comment in I’m still here: back online after a year without the internet
