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    FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices

    The FTC Still Wants to Slay the Intel Monopoly Monster

    Google, Apple Sever One More Shady Corporate Link

    Remainders - Things We Didn't Post

    FTC Bans Marketing Robocalls Except for Politicians and Their Dear Friends

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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    11:15 AM

    In reply to FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices
     
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    Image of yantelope yantelope
    11:08 AM

    In reply to FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices
    I'd like to believe these fines actually do something to help the marketplace become more competitive but in the end it seems like all they do is make the government pad their income and increase costs to consumers.
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    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    11:03 AM

    In reply to FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices
    Uncle Sam just wants his cut.

    It's basically a billion+ dollars for free. They would be stupid not to do this.
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    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    11:02 AM

    In reply to FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices
    Anti-Schmanti! Intel has changed their practice a long time ago. Back when AMD was still a competitor. In fact, when AMD's chip was garnering all the market share they claimed that Intel was monopolizing the market. Go figure.
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    Image of Bertone77 Bertone77
    10:58 AM

    In reply to FTC Suing Intel For Anti-Competitive Practices
    All I want is for every fricking computer to have a PEN-TI-UM processor, is that too much to ask!?
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    12/03/09

    In reply to The FTC Still Wants to Slay the Intel Monopoly Monster
    And it still sucks that Netbooks with ION processors have to cost more because of the fact that "standalone" Atom procs cost significantly more than the full integrated versions. I hope Intel gets a big swift kick in the ass so this sort of thing can change for the better.
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    Image of Panzer23 Panzer23
    12/03/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: With you there my friend.
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    Image of Monty Monty
    12/03/09

    In reply to The FTC Still Wants to Slay the Intel Monopoly Monster
    Is it just me or does it seem that every time the FTC gets around to stepping on a monopoly they are usually about half a decade late? Just curious.
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    Image of Nathan Obbards Nathan Obbards
    12/03/09

    @Monty: Cases take a while to build. I wish they could step in earlier, but by the time they have enough to mount a case, it's 5-10 years too late.
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    10/12/09

    In reply to Google, Apple Sever One More Shady Corporate Link
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    Image of aek8 aek8
    10/12/09

    @PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: : everything fits but the trident
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/12/09

    @aek8: Uncle Google-bags moonlights as the god of the sea. The FTC will be examining this relationship after they've finished up with the telcos. They want to know if, between Google running things on the land and Poseidon in the sea, these two are colluding on taking over the entire planet.
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    Image of reddingofish reddingofish
    10/06/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    I clicked on the link to see the uncensored pic and it wanted me to install iTunes. One nip ain't worth that.
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    Image of SigmundTheSeaMonster SigmundTheSeaMonster
    10/06/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Since Apple imports pretty much all its hardware (Designed in California, built in China/Taiwan), why wouldn't it object to carbon tariffs.
    I prefer the NO2 tariffs to impose on the DC windbags...now THAT would be a surplus!
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    Image of icelight icelight
    10/05/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Easy there Wilson. They're not saying that bloggers can't accept gifts. Only that they have to acknowledge them. Which most other media sources already do. They're simply bringing blogs up to the same standard as everyone else. The choice of whether to accept or not is still up to the individual.

    Whether reviewers should be allowed to accept any gifts from the companies they review is an entirely different, and unaddressed here, issue.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    10/05/09

    @icelight: I understand your point, but you are actually falling into the same trap that the FTC fell into: The presumption that there is somehow a "standard" for disclosure that other media entities follow on a regular basis. In many cases it's either not there—or perhaps in print too fine for me to read.
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    Image of spannu spannu
    10/06/09

    @icelight: How often do magazines or news programs mention getting provided with anything in exchange for their services? Almost all of the time it's just implied from the fact that: 1) they get paid to talk, and 2) they have tons of free stuff.

    The only reason for the FTC to push this would be because of people being too stupid to realize it on their own, but people have been stupid since the dawn of time.
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    Image of smackswell smackswell
    10/06/09

    @Wilson Rothman: Well, now YOUR publication can set that standard. I understand when reading your blog that people send you gadgets to try out. You guys get fun stuff to play with. I'm also sure you get to keep most (if not all of) that swag. Maybe you guys CL it when you're done.

    So just mention in your postings that you were sent the shit free and tell us how you feel about said shit. If they gave you a really swell box of unrelated shit, tell us about that too. If that unrelated box of shit has cash in it, I'll give you my paypal info so you can help a brother out.
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    GitEmSteveDave_@Gmail.comNeedsAWaveInvite promoted this comment smackswell was starred smackswell was unstarred
    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/06/09

    @smackswell: Most units sent out for review are just that - review units. You don't keep them and you send them back to the manufacturer after a week or so. Major daily newspapers do not disclose what they get for free.
    They have set up their own systems to deal with it.
    At the paper I am currently at in the Middle East, you can keep something that's worse less than $20, after that, though, it gets sold at a silent auction later in the year in the newsroom, with the proceeds going to charity.

    True story: Last year during December, a government entity asked if we all wanted Gucci watches. The guy they were talking to told them we could not accept it. So we got desk calendars instead.

    Woo.
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/06/09

    @Sticks Calhoun: I missed my edit window. That should be "worth less than $20" not "worse less".
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    10/06/09

    @smackswell: I was at Summermodo, and I can tell you for a fact that many things WERE sent back, like the AquaSkipper I personally helped dis-assemble and re-pack.

    BTW, if Aqua-Skipper asks about a missing screw that wasn't returned, I found it in my pocket when I finally did laundry three weeks later.
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    Image of Sticks Calhoun Sticks Calhoun
    10/06/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_@Gmail.comNeedsAWaveInvite: Or was that evidence you have a screw loose? *rimshot*
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    Image of smackswell smackswell
    10/09/09

    @GitEmSteveDave_IsWaving: Well, right on. If they have to send it back, that's just how life goes. I absolutely appreciate that these laws are more red tape to travel through. Nonetheless, it's disclosure that helps the reader know the basis of the blogger's opinions.
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    Image of Alchemistmerlin Alchemistmerlin
    10/05/09

    In reply to Remainders - Things We Didn't Post
    Boobie on the front page?
    Awesome.
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    Image of Wilson Rothman Wilson Rothman
    10/05/09

    @Alchemistmerlin: Not no more. You had to go and say something, didn't you! ;)
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    Image of infmom infmom
    08/28/09

    In reply to FTC Bans Marketing Robocalls Except for Politicians and Their Dear Friends
    I'm betting those ass-wipe carpet cleaners will still be calling us after this goes into place.
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    Image of Kuciwalker Kuciwalker
    08/28/09

    In reply to FTC Bans Marketing Robocalls Except for Politicians and Their Dear Friends
    I don't know about Mr. Leibowitz, but I have a REALLY EASY ANSWER for your question, Mr. Diaz: THE FIRST AMENDMENT.

    OK, we can all go home now.
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    TheGuinnessTooth promoted this comment Kuciwalker was starred Kuciwalker was unstarred
    Image of TheGuinnessTooth TheGuinnessTooth
    08/28/09

    @Kuciwalker: Does the first amendment apply to robots?
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    Image of RichasB RichasB
    08/28/09

    In reply to FTC Bans Marketing Robocalls Except for Politicians and Their Dear Friends
    I love how politicians have some how become Kings and Lords again!!! They can pass laws that make sure they're exempt from. They fly around in planes paid for by the public, etc.
    I'd love to blame democrats/republicans, but in all honesty, I hate you all.
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