Posts by Mark Exclamation

I'm not sure why there are still any Russian entities and/or individuals that are NOT sanctioned.

"....but in recognition that further litigation will be protracted, overly burdensome, expensive, and distracting, have determined that it is desirable and beneficial for them to resolve the Action" - That's a first for Apple!

And the chances of a US company facing the same charges against a Chinese company in a Chinese court being found not-guilty, is exactly......0.

"With so much technical achievement over the last 12 months and so much tech debt behind us, we now are obliged to take a close look at roles.....". In other words, now that you've done all the hard work and got us working beautifully, your reward is..... fuck off! Oh, and thanks to your hard work, we executives are looking forward to our increased bonuses.

Let's face reality; ALL tech companies in China are working for their government, and therefore the Chinese military. I'm not sure why there are any exceptions.

It's no different to the Boeing CEO - they all apologise, say it's their fault, and do nothing, except buy their next multi-million dollar property.

Taiwan connects its first home-grown quantum computer to the internet

And is immediately hacked by the Ruskies..... or was it the Chinese? Or maybe both....

Apparently the 737 is significantly cheaper to buy than the 320 series from Airbus. I think it's become pretty obvious why this is.

Just imagine how much extra he would have been paid if he had actually done a decent job....!

Commiserations to all Juniper staff.

"Multiple sources reported over the weekend that Apple has begun to issue checks as part of its "Batterygate" settlement reached last year. Claimants appear to be getting checks for around $92.

UK iPhone owners who experienced battery throttling are still waiting, however, as a similar case is still winding its way through UK courts."

UK iPhone owners will not be getting checks, but may be offered cheques instead.

40 years ago IBM was amongst the best companies to work for, and they genuinely cared for their employees. These days, you'd need to be nuts to consider working for IBM, where employees are considered a necessary evil and the company continually looks for ways to screw its employees and pay them as little as possible (unless you're an executive).

With everyone replacing their Huawei gear, how on earth can Nokia NOT be making HUGE profits?

"Yet Qualcomm recently found a rumored £180 million ($220m) to sponsor British soccer team Manchester United for three years, with the Snapdragon CPU brand to be featured on team shirts." That's great market targeting; I can just see all the Man. U fans going home and saying "I really must go out and buy a Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU, wonder if I can get one from Currys".

The US was only trying to to get its stolen IP back....

"...ICC probes suspected war crimes committed by Russia during its invasion of Ukraine" - Not sure there's much "suspected" or alleged; it's all pretty bloody obvious. And those Russians are soooo brave targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. Bloody murderers.

Apple aren't the only ones

Many years ago, I had a Sony Vaio laptop which needed a new HDD (just) out of manufacturer's warranty but within extended (3rd party) warranty. Repair was performed by a non-Sony shop, but they had to send the whole thing to Sony for them to pair the HDD with the laptop. Added weeks to the repair.

"China's private space industry....." There is no such thing as China's private ANYTHING industry! It's all ultimately government owned.

I'm not sure why the West allows a Chinese company to buy ANY West-based/owned company. The West is forbidden from buying ANY Chinese company. Why don't we just level the playing field?

I have mixed feelings about this outcome; on the one hand I want the insurance companies to pay out from their fat wallets and huge profits, but on the other hand, if a company has shit IT security and hasn't funded it sufficiently, they don't deserve a payout, and should be made to suffer financially.

Really just confirmation of something we already suspected (knew). Unfortunately, Mr Panuelo may need an obituary fairly soon.

"In the statement, they called the endeavor to remove the products an "abuse of state power to interfere in the market""...... Hmmm, the Chinese government NEVER interferes in the market... oh wait.

Moving as much manufacturing as possible out of China can only be a good thing.

You can be sure that China already has the blueprints to NuLink, and will have something to market shortly.

How difficult is it to switch everything off and just leave? It's not like anyone can be sued over it. Or that they're going to be looking at restarting business there anytime soon. Just switch it all off and leave it in such a state that it remains unusable. Simples.

"....and explained it had taken down the apps mentioned above out of an abundance of caution, and had used the downtime to improve security across its operations."

Er, shouldn't security already be at its maximum? If it takes a hack to "improve security" then they are culpable.

Damnit! Missed by THAT much!

So, three new regional presidents. Sacking 1300 staff should keep it cost-neutral, then.

China: "MB, all your worldly R&Ds belong to us."