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Authored by: Anonymous on Monday, April 30 2012 @ 04:59 PM EDT |
The Barnes and Noble settlement seems to be misdescribed. B&N will not be
using Windows on devices, despite what many articles say. They will be getting
a very high placement for their app in the Windows interface. The original
Nooks will continue with Android. Here are the items in the settlement in order
of value (high first) as I understand it.
- B&N promises to
terminate lawsuit (!!!)
- 300 Million cash from MS to B&N
- Future
patent licenses fee per device from B&N to MS
- Equity holding from
B&N to MS
- Commitment to deliver app for Win8 from B&N to MS
- Good
app placement from MS to B&N
- Dubious patent license from MS to
B&N
That looks like a pretty low interest loan of 300M dollars from
MS to B&N to me. What is missing in my picture? We really need a proper
analysis on the publicly available data on this case. PJ or Mark; if you can,
an article analyzing this would really be appreciated.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: Gringo_ on Monday, April 30 2012 @ 10:55 PM EDT |
"LG backs off Windows Phone for now, report says
Analysts say LG is likely
interested in next generation
Microsoft OS, Windows Phone 8"
OK - and who
are these "Analysts"? Inquiring minds want
to know. It looks like spin to me,
because I am sure LG
isn't selling enough WinPhones to pay their development
costs.
Remember when Elop was bragging at year end about what
percent of the
WinPhone market he gained? (As if that had
any meaning.) I think it was as much
as 70%. So since the
market for the WinPhone was pathetic to begin with,
imagine
how it must be for the non-Nokia manufacturers. I am sure
they rue the
day they ever even thought about making a
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Authored by: luvr on Tuesday, May 01 2012 @ 07:01 AM EDT |
Wozniak: Windows 7 Phone More Beautiful than
iPhone
PJ commented:
“To me the Windows 7 phone
looks like it's for really old people who can't see well any
more.”
Perhaps that's exactly why he likes it so
much? ;-)[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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Authored by: complex_number on Tuesday, May 01 2012 @ 07:42 AM EDT |
<a
href="http://phys.org/news/2012-04-online-social-networks-non-members.html&
quot;>[phys.org]</a><P>
I have often wondered about this when I look at all the sites that I have marked
as 'untrusted' with noScript.<P>
Facebook, Twitter etc are blocked at my firewall but the number of hit counters
and their ilk seem to be multiplying. One site I visit quite frequently(no, not
pron) recently underwent a resedign. Now their front page calls out to 32 other
sites when loading. That is just silly. All 32 are now 'untrusted'.
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Yours 'Ned Lud'
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Ubuntu & 'apt-get' are not the answer to Life, The Universe & Everything which
is of course, "42" or is it 1.618?
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