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Oletros
On The Verge since Nov 02, 2011
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Need more information before judging
about 3 hours ago on Google reportedly faces US antritust investigation over ads 1 reply
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They have reenabled it in the Dev channel
about 13 hours ago on Google rolls out revamped Chrome notifications, available in Windows beta channel now
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A genuine question, does Google share YouTube API with anyone?
1 day ago on Microsoft updates YouTube Windows Phone app on the day Google demanded it be removed 1 reply
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Are you an insider? How do you know that your version is the facts?
1 day ago on Google X 'moonshots lab' buys flying wind turbine company Makani Power 1 recommend
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I prefer a browser chrome and full javascript speed than a pretty icon and a second rate javascript engine.
3 days ago on Google planning to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X 1 reply
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I’d argue that iOS supports webapps better than Android does.
Well, using as example something that is wrong because the author doesn’t knows how Andorid works is not a good point.
3 days ago on Google planning to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X 1 reply
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Those things can only be jokes.
3 days ago on Google planning to bring Chrome app launcher to OS X 1 reply
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Disageree, taxes don’t have to be lowered
3 days ago on Senate probe accuses Apple of avoiding billions of dollars in taxes with offshore havens
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Time to close those loopholes
3 days ago on Senate probe accuses Apple of avoiding billions of dollars in taxes with offshore havens 1 reply
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It can run Android binaries, but what about non AOSP API’s like Maps, Location Services, etC?
4 days ago on Jolla prices first Sailfish OS smartphone at €399 for a 2013 launch 1 reply
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By the way, the “a devout Christian and father of four,” is a funny and odd text
4 days ago on Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes
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Yes, I have read the little Sunday Times excerpt. But I stand, I think that they will say that those contracts signed in UK have a Google Ireland signature and the UK staff is only acting as an intermediary, and technically they are Irish and there is no illegality.
4 days ago on Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes 1 reply
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Cool story, bro
5 days ago on Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes 5 recommends
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My fear is that they declare that the contracts are Irish ones and the London office where only proxies for sending and receiving the documentation.
So, technically they didn’t lie but it is still inmoral
5 days ago on Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes 1 reply
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Make an example of Google and then continue to all the others that do the same.
And please, close that fucking loopholes that allow those companies to declare loses and have fiscal credits when they have record sales
5 days ago on Former Google UK exec alleges company misrepresented sales to avoid paying taxes 1 reply 1 recommend
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They said that soon will be available everywhere Google Music is now, Australia, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, United States, and United Kingdom.
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service 2 replies
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please, write
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service 5 recommends
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https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Moby_Hotel?id=Bi7beyimcmajlgsa77gr6oww3fa&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImFsYnVtLUJpN2JleWltY21hamxnc2E3N2dyNm93dzNmYSJd
In Spain they sell it
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service 1 reply 2 recommends
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Perhaps because iTune March is not what you think it is?
It is not like rdio, Spotify or Mog. It is just a locker service and it works flawlesly
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service 1 reply 5 recommends
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How there is no streaming service?
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service
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I like when people write those silly posts. Do they read them before clicking “Reply” or they are just making a parody of fans?
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service 6 recommends
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I don’t live in USA so, how differs Pandora from Spotify?
7 days ago on How Google beat Apple to a streaming music service 2 replies
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No, Apple, Google, Amazon don’t break the law, they only find loopholes
7 days ago on Tim Cook defends Apple ahead of Senate hearing, reveals more about US manufacturing plans 1 reply
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If you sell a product in Germany and pay taxes to the German government, are you evading taxes because you don’t want the U.S. government to double-dip and also charge taxes?
The problem is that they don’t pay taxes in Germany
Apple and Google reported loses in Spain and because of that they had fiscal credits. The had record sales in Spain.
In Spanish:
http://economia.elpais.com/economia/2013/02/25/actualidad/1361818032_881662.html
7 days ago on Tim Cook defends Apple ahead of Senate hearing, reveals more about US manufacturing plans 3 recommends
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Google, Apple, Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon.com, etc. All of them use “smoke and mirrors” to legally “evade” taxes.
7 days ago on Tim Cook defends Apple ahead of Senate hearing, reveals more about US manufacturing plans 1 reply
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Meanwhile in UK
The “Don’t troll” mantra turned up again
7 days ago on Tim Cook defends Apple ahead of Senate hearing, reveals more about US manufacturing plans 2 replies 8 recommends
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and how do you know that Chrome or Chrome os doesn’t ask for permission before activating the microphone?
8 days ago on Google adds button-free voice search in Chrome: just say 'OK Google' 1 reply 1 recommend
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And the core apps are not tied to the operating system update
9 days ago on Android 4.3 confirmed by Google developer website
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Apart that is country specific, you can’t calculate a route while offline
9 days ago on Google Maps overhaul leaks ahead of I/O conference 3 recommends
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The point is the absurd number of people who maintained that it was all safe and fine, because no human could ever access it.
This is a lie and you know it
10 days ago on Eric Schmidt thought 'Don't Be Evil' was 'the stupidest rule ever' when he joined Google
