* Posts by Shagbag

832 publicly visible posts • joined 10 Mar 2008

Microsoft, Adobe, wilt during Australian price gouge grilling

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Re: I doubt anything will change anytime soon

If that's turns out to be the case then the very politicians should then be put on the spot for failing.

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Re: Market Forces

I totally agree. What is happening is a textbook case in economics. Microsoft, being a monopoly, is exerting its power in making prices, not taking prices. The market is a monopoly, dominated by one supplier (MSFT). It is NOT what economists call a Imperfect Market - which is what most people are refering to when they talk about a "competitive market".

Let's be clear: it is NOT a "competitive market", it is a monopoly. What we are seeing IS market forces at work: those of a monopoly.

The simplified notion that If they set their prices too high then they won't sell as many products (ergo their profits are smaller) is a perfectly legitimate claim in an Imperfect Market, but it has no place in a monopoly. The pricing disparities raised by the inquiry are proof positive that this is going on. MSFT, as a monopolist, is maximising its profits by setting prices where they want. In simple terms they are "coining it."

Voyager goes off a (helio) cliff

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Re: 18 billion km thats like saying

Or the length of my cock.

Amazon boss salvages Apollo engines from watery grave

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Re: "plummeted into the sea at around 5,000 mph"

There's always one. Even on El Reg.

Acer's tiny raft of profit smashed onto rocks by Gateway and co

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Re: hmm

You're = you are

eBay chief Donahoe sees his package nearly double in size

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Re: So the e-mail was true...

Yes, he's gone from 1/2 inch to a full inch.

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The Lefties won't like it

He's earning more than them. They don't like that. They'll be claiming he's "overpaid" any minute now.

Let's hear it you Labor-voting Lefties! Chant your mantra: "Tax him, tax him, make him pay more tax that he's legally obliged to do. Tax the life out of him." Shit talkers.

Chameleon botnet grabbed $6m A MONTH from online ad-slingers

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Re: I smell collusion

@Displacement Activity

Thanks for clarifying that. Until I read your post I was completely confused.

Cheers.

Eric Schmidt trousers his monstrous package at Google

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Re: same tax laws and same levels of tax as defined by those laws

Err, we are.

What you're saying doesn't make any sense. Just because someone is richer than you doesn't mean they operate under different tax law. ANYONE who can read, can avail themselves of the tax law. All tax law is available to the public if they care to look at it. You don't have to be a wealthy or privileged to read it, understand it and then think about the most tax-efficient way to achieve a particular transaction. It's tax law, not rocket science.

To think that the wealthy somehow get a tax benefit for being so is a joke. Yes it is easier for them to pay someone else to do it for them, but then life's always going to be easier if you're rich. That's why people go to work. Hard work should be rewarded and those rewards should not be taken away from them just because they work harder or they're smarter about how they work. To do so is what the Soviets did and it was an EPIC FAIL.

But telling that to a labour-voting leftie is like arguing with a member of The Flat Earth Society.

Chant the mantra you lefties "the rich shouldn't be rich, hard work shouldn't be rewarded, tax the wealthy disproportionately".

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Re: Let's hear it you labor-voting lefties...

@Silverburn:

Yes, you are avoiding tax - according to the hypocrite lefties around here that think, just because you're financially successful you should somehow be subject to a different set of tax laws.

That's what Soviet Russia was all about - financial disincentives to work hard. And that worked out well, didn't it?

They never stop to think that these "rich" people don't burden the NHS (they go private), don't send their kids to a government school (again, they pay twice and go private) and don't rely on state benefits in their old age (they're entirely self-funded in retirement). No, these labour-voting, neo-socialist hypocrites want other people to pay more tax just so that they can all go and live on benefits like the rest of Scotland.

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Re: Let's hear it you labor-voting lefties...

Blackouts? LOL. You obviously weren't in the UK in 1970s. As for him not paying "what they are supposed to", I'm sure he pays every cent of tax he is legally obliged to. And no more. There's nothing to stop you paying more if you want to, but then, I'd guess you too only pay the legal amount as well. If that's the case, then stop with the hypocrisy. And let go of the envy.

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Let's hear it you labor-voting lefties...

Tax him! Tax him! He should pay more tax! Tax everything he owns! Let's have a(nother) tax on his house, a tax on his kids! Let's tax the crap out of the productive economy and give it all to the non-productive economy. Bring back Gordon Brown!

Keep the socialist cries coming you shit talkers.

Supreme Court silence seals Thomas-Rasset's file sharing fate

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RIAA - EPIC FAIL

I'd expect the RIAA paid her lawyers just so they could get the case pushed as far as it can go. In this respect I imagine they're disappointed they never got to the Supreme Court.

As for collection, I don't think the RIAA was all that interested. It just wanted a decision from the Supreme Court. So, in some respects, the RIAA 'lost'.

Huawei USB modems vulnerable

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"Hi Kettle? Just calling to say you is black man. Soooo black, oo you is black, blacker than a crow's ASShole on a moonless night! Yes i know. Whatever, fuck you. Yes it is Pot calling. bye"

'fixed that for you.

BlackBerry CEO: Our vibrating devices will satisfy most needs

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2 points

1. "Car markers want to speed up their innovation cycle to internet speed". Innovation in car manufacturing? He forgot which country he was in.

2. "I was told in two quarters we would be bankrupt. I was told we did not have enough cash to get BB10 to market". Was he really told that? Or was it something he pondered to himself when looking in the mirror? He's such a facking hero.

CCTV hack takes casino for $33 MILLION in poker losses

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flush with victory

and flush with cash!

Microsoft Surface Pro sales CANNIBALIZING Surface RT

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Upvote!

I upvoted you...

...because anyone who's game enough to reveal they're a shit-for-brains deserves an upvote for their honesty.

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Spinal Tap

I've tried, but I can only think of one way MSFT can spin the sales figures and that's to paraphrase Ian Faith.

"Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no...no, no, not at all. I, I, I just think that the.. uh.. [its] appeal is becoming more selective."

Ten ten-inch tablets

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Re: Could've saved the author's time

4 Thumbs Down? WTF? Is this a forum for MSFT swingers or something?

Surface, Win8 and WinPho are all pants. The sales figures back that up.

Fanboi because I imagine this is what most MSFT-loving trolls look like in their spare time.

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Re: Could've saved the author's time

TPT2? WTF? Do you work for MSFT? You do? Good. Listen up. NO-ONE WANTS WIN8! No-one wants WinPho8. But you already knew that from the sales figures.

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Could've saved the author's time

He only had to ask me and I would've told him. There's really only 2 he needed to review: Galaxy Note 2 and Nexus 10. All the others are overpriced hype or shyte.

Samsung's new Galaxy S 4: iPhone assassin or Android also-ran?

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High dissatisfaction

I agree. I'm an Android owner am very dissatisfied that I cannot get the same experience as the iPhone 5 unless I go back in time to the Galaxy S2.

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Re: Cupertino, start your photocopiers

LOL. Too true. Too true.

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Re: whopper

S 4 not S4.

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"British Accent"

I guess it's like "American Accent" or "Chinese Accent" or any other accent in the world (except Australian, of course, which only has one).

I'm hoping Samsung chose one of the following to be the "British Accent":

1. Geordie (no one will understand it)

2. Cockney (lots of "fackin' this" and "fackin' that")

3. Welsh (at least everyone will start laughing once they hear it, even if they can't understand it - "Valley Boy" LOL)

4. Brummy (or South African - both the same).

4.

Oz Bank share price dives after reveal of IBM/Oracle plan

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Exactly.

Good spot Chris. It's rare to find a financial journalist who knows what they're talking about and this one certainly didn't. The whole sector (and/or market) was down as you've pointed out. To say NAB's share price decline was specific to it is a classic financial journo fail.

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Wrong!

The list you gave is a joke.

It ranks assets in USD.

In other words, it's only down to the currently strong AUD ((that's riding the current commodity boom) that any of the Australian banks are in the list. Translate at the historical average (0.75) and none of them make it.

Furthermore, the list puts Barclays above JP Morgan, Santander, UBS and HSBC which - if you ask anyone in London or New York - is a complete and utter joke.

Then there's Bank of Scotland at 33 (that's Bank of Scotland, not RBS). That's the same BoS that was bailed out by Lloyds in 2008/9 which was then bailed out by the UK Taxpayer. But according to the list it's ranked #33 (above all of NAB, CBA, ANZ and Westpac). I'm sorry but that's a complete FAIL.

No, AC is right. Australian banks, while having a big domestic presence, do not really feature on the international stage and to think otherwise is misguided.

Microsoft unveils even more tempting Kinect offering: Open source

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Re: Plenty of hardware available.

You're wrong. It is amazing and it is a game changer.

UK Serious Fraud Office queues up to probe HP's Autonomy allegations

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Re: Not taking sides but if, IF

Unfortunately, the SFO are duty bound to investigate any formal complaint that is made. Just what 'investigate' amounts to depends on the circumstances. It could be one guy on the shitter skimming over (with his eyes) the transaciton documentation.

I suspect the whole investigation is politically motivated by some legal guy in the US who just wants to get into Peggy Witman's pants - or closer to them (like this guy: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/7072866/inside-story-staffer-tells-of-chair-sniffing-hell/)

Trump, Beyonce and Sarah Palin in toxic doxing

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Mel Gibson

I'd like to see Mel Gibson's as I'm interested to know just how much he spends on mind-altering drugs.

'Wireless charging' in Galaxy S4 will betray Samsung's best pal

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LOL. Magnificent. What a stupid moo.

Did you end up having sex with her?

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Re: Digitimes

To quote another Reg reader:

"...verily 'tis the shit of the horse..."

Photoshop fakery exposed by fake Photoshop tool

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Marks out of 2?

I'd give her 1.

Congratulations, copyright infringers: You are the five per cent

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Hollywood

As a friend and frequent downloader said to me: "while Hollywood can afford to pay the likes of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, etc. $$$$$ millions for doing nothing but acting, they don't need my money."

That really made me think.

Mark Shuttleworth: Canonical leads Ubuntu, not 'your whims'

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Re: @Rushyo

EXACTLY. That's what he said: if Ubuntu is not for you then move on to something that is - there's plenty of choice.

There's no point in moaning about Ubuntu when there's so much competition for linux users out there. I like where Canonical are taking Ubuntu. I also like Arch. However, Canonical are breaking from the pack and trying to be different. As he said, you don't have to go with him if you don't want. GPL is GPL so any upstream code changes come down to benefit all.

Redmond slashing Win8, Office OEM rates for small devices

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Dr Frankenstein

Dr Victor Frankenstein was the creator of the monster and not the monster referred to in Mary Shelley's classic.

News Corp challenges iPad with $299 education tablet

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No, it's free.

You just have to sign up to a 2-year contract of 3 payments: 1 x $299 + 2 x $99. The device itself is free - just like in a smartphone contract.

'Million-strong' zombie army devours Raspberry Pi's crunchy base

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Microsoft

I bet almost all of them originated from MSFT in some way or form.

They're trying to kill linux as they see it as a cancer.

Ryan Giggs tried to shut down the internet, now MSFT are trying to kill linux.

Europe tickles Microsoft with €561m fine for browser choice gaffe

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Repeat offender

I don't have one ounce of sympathy for MSFT as I'm old enough to remember the worst abuses of their monopoly power.

Gnome cofounder: Desktop Linux is a CHERNOBYL of FAIL

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Heretic

Call the Mormons and the Church of Scientology.

Corporates! Bring in all-purpose filler for IT skills gap, thunders Steelie Neelie

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EU Waste

"On top of the €1m thrown on the pile for this Grand Coalition, Kroes said a further €3.5m would be tossed in to this spring to pay for a 'pan-European awareness-raising campaign' for 2014"

Most of the EUR1m will be eaten up in admin overhead in Brussels. EUR3.5m on advertising isn't really going to change things. It will all be forgotten a month after the ad campaign stops.

Cruel Microsoft will drive us into arms of iOS, Android, warn resellers

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Good News

MSFT won't be paying vendors a kick-back? Presumably, prices have come down accordingly. Wait. No. Oh Noes! Prices haven't fallen!

Supplier kick-backs are never good for the consumer - witness what the FSA has done with 'Independent' Financial Advisors.

Sony: Can't beat Apple and Samsung, so let's be the Other Guy

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"Sony's head of mobile has said today that the company is aiming to be the third most loved smartphone maker over rivals like Huawei, ZTE and Motorola."

Well that's a FAIL then.

2005 RootKit Scandal

2010 PS3 'Other OS' Support U-turn.

It's not what you'll do now, Sony, it's what you've done in the past that people will remember you for. There's a lot of hate out there for you.

Inside Lord Sugar's 'you're fired' YouView bust-up with TV baron

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Asian Babes

One of the finest top-shelf cliterature series from Mr Desmond.

BlackBerry Z10: Prices pruned despite eager iPunter interest

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Re: BBZ10 Price Cut.....

I totally agree. I have spent a not insignificant part of the day googling to see what price I can get the Z10 for without a contract. The result: the price hasn't changed. Ergo, the price 'cut' is down to the telephony service providers, not the manufacturer.

This latest RIM-job isn't a RIMming at all. To paraphrase Alec Baldwin, it's the telephony providers "reeming you out".

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Getting excited over Windows Updates.

I blew my load over W8, I'll have you know.

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Alicia Keys

Yeah, I was wondering about the thought processes behind that appointment. I mean, ask someone over 30 who she is and I reckon 4 out of 5 think she sings "Bad Boys" and "Broken Heels".

Then there's the price - circa £500 - when the Nexus 4 is £280. Talk about a marketing fustercluck.

Banged-up Brit hacker hacks into his OWN PRISON'S 'MAINFRAME'

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Re: I am conflicted...

Fox:

1) said he was not aware of Webber's crimes when the hacker joined the prison's IT class,

2) maintained that it wasn't his decision to admit the lad to the course,

3) was blamed for the hack and excluded from the prison, and

4) was cleared of any wrongdoing at a disciplinary hearing last March.

Another public circus fustercluck. No doubt those in charge at HMP Isis are still there. That's the real crime.

Ubuntu 13.04 beta touts search privacy - before it hooks in eBay, IMDb etc

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Re: A lot of work...

Agreed, but not everyone lives in the USA. Ergo, they don't give a flying fuck about silly US laws.

Microsoft parts clouds over Bing Maps with massive sat pic upgrade

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Microsoft has jazzed up Bing Maps with an extra 13 million square kilometers

...and it's still shite compared to Google Maps.