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11/08/09
Shit like this raises Socialist hackles on my back. #larryellison
11/08/09
It's kind of like the current rant against private jet ownership. That kind of money is made to be spent, and it goes back into the pockets of a lot of people working for a living in the form of salary. #larryellison
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But, I don't begrudge Ellison his $10M yacht masts. Hell, he's one of the fun billionaires, and I'd keep him around just for the lulz. It's those *boring* billionaires, the ones who are snorting gold dust and crack cocaine off of an 18-year old's ass, then wiping their nose off on another 18-year old's ass, and not telling me about it. They fail to amuse me one bit. Who needs 'em? #larryellison
11/09/09
My perception is that people react to the indulgence of the rich with a mixture of disgust and envy, preventing an objective look at what their money does in the economy.
I'm not going to debate economics (I'd lose), however it's fair to say that with the government's perpetual orgy of spending, any trickling down is probably coming from an orifice best unnamed. #larryellison
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We're not talking about your run of the mill bamboo or wood mast lovingly goldplated by virgins. Rather, it's going to be a hand built composite mast where every single inch of it is designed for optimal performance.
A formula 1 car can cost a good 15 million. The handbuilt engine, about $8mill worth, is good for maximum two races and then needs to be scrapped. Ferrari could build it to last 15 races, but then it wouldn't get the revs and power that they need to win a race.
Often performance and durability are on opposite ends of a design scale. For a racing team on the ground or in the water, it's an art to figure out where the balance between the two is for any given application. #larryellison
11/08/09
I get your point though. I'm a M.E., a F1 fan and I grew up in Newport RI. :) #larryellison
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There you will find exactly what kind of a race it is.
Just because a race is one on one does not mean it's any less of a race.
Going back to the F1 analogy, a lot of people would gladly eat their livers to have seen Ayrton Senna vs. Schumacher head to head, or even more recently Alonso and Schumacher one on one with nobody else on the track.
Come to think of it, the F1 analogy to America's Cup isn't bad. Both are as much fundraising and organisational efforts as they are actual racing. Maybe that's fair or maybe not, but it is what it is and people are obsessed about both sports. #larryellison
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You want to see some catastrophic yacht racing damage? Check out some of the footage of this year's Volvo Ocean Race. Nothin' like replacing an exploded rudder, in the middle of a freezing ocean, getting dunked in the drink!
[www.volvooceanrace.org] #larryellison
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I think these guys are getting ripped-offs... #larryellison
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Every time you eat a bag of delicious Lays Potato-Chips - Pepsi.
Every time someone enjoys a healthy glass of Tropicana OJ - Pepsi.
Every time some kid, old, or hospalised person eats a bowl of Quaker Oats - Pepsi.
And, every time any sports player, be it professional, college, or school age drinks Gatorade.... PEPSI.
Correction: Coke is the colour of tasty; Pepsi is the colour of 'tasty' mixed w/uber profitability to make fantastic. #apple
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[www.cancer.org] #apple
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In any case, it does not surprise me that Steve would turn down such a proposal.
As far as the "moral high ground", I don't think making decisions (and forcing them on his employees) has ever been an issue for him. #apple
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[www.millwardbrown.com] #apple
11/06/09
In simple terms, the Microsoft brand, is losing value in the consumers mind, i.e. negative experiences with Windows or the XBox.
The Apple brand on the other hand, is gaining consumer confidence in the value of the brand, and therefore, the company.
Then again, look at Dell at #39 with a -24% change in their brand value.
It'd be interesting to see the 2008 and 2009 results.
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"Previous work experience: 'You're boss'" #apple
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You've heard of Microsoft, right? Maybe not? #apple
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Doh - need to read before I post huh? Okay.... well what all them other folks said.
11/05/09
Does that count for anything? Dell and Sony bringing it home.
Probably not. Don't call me an assclown. #apple
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In the future, we should probably dismiss his Apple-related articles as likely containing egregious amounts of hyperbolic rhetoric (well beyond the daily recommended allowance) and look to other editors for higher standards of editorial conduct. #apple
11/05/09
I cannot think of a single product coming from MS meeting that description, which is indeed what would be necessary to qualify the objection to the statement in question. Xbox360 comes close. The brand is fairly recognizeable, but is not the leader in its space. With the rest, PMP, keyboards, mice, MS is completely lost in a sea of non-recognizeable, non industry-leading positions.
Recognizeable and successful are certainly subjective, but MS cannot best Apple w.r.t. consumer electronics given ANY reasonable interpretation of these words. Whether Apple qualifies that statement is debatable, but whether MS succeeds Apple in this regard is not.
The question was never "does MS make consumer products?", or even "do they make a lot of them?" which is why those points, and facts relating to them, are irrelevant. #apple