Can't seize what was willingly given away.

Sony chose to give up the market to others.

So did Panasonic

Sad to see, but as they say, "all good things.."

Company staffing the place was already Indian. All he did was stand up the new building, connections, lines, etc.

Paperwork is dispensed with, if you have the right "government forms." DD Form 100 is universally accepted.

Old boss once told me, he'd set up a complete call center for a US client in India, for less than he paid any one of his engineers, maybe 10 years before he and I worked together.

Just move to India already, Google. It's cheaper, and no burdensome regulations. You'll be free to exploit your workers far more than you do here.

I mean, that's Google's purpose, right? Pay as least as possible for everything, including people and talent?

Ageist much, you little poltroon?

Why not post it with your username? Oh, I got it... no balls.

Yep, no balls.

Apple will be around a lot longer than you will.

With the projected RAM price increases this year on just about any device that uses it, I bet many buyers bought "out of cycle" to beat the increases.

He's just bombing more countries than any other president.

I'm trading one asshole for another. AT&T is currently ripping up my neighborhood, laying fiber. Nearly 20 years after they said they would.

They likely won't lose the elderly, inertia and all that. But I'll jump ship the instant it's declared 'stable'

Windows 11 is the problem.

Since humans created AI, yes, AI is part of the problem. But only because of humans.

As to what to do about it, another round of covid or something similar) should help nicely with all the anti-vaxxers out there.

Exactly what happened to my 2nd IT job. Clipboard-bearing suits came and were shown everything. 2 months later I left. 2 months after that the announcement came that the company had been sold off to a PE firm.

That PE took a 50-year old, money-making medical firm (billing, staffing, etc) and promptly ran it into an iceberg. After the carnage, it was sold yet again.. and one more time.

Now they exist in name only, a sub of a sub of a sub of some other company.

Getting bought out is almost universally undesirable. Happened to my 3rd IT job, and now they don't even exist any more, not even as 'just a name.'

The morning we all walked in and all the door signs showed the new owner's name was quite demoralizing.

Left not too long after that.

If it's not safe to merge, they did the right thing. Or should they just force their way into moving traffic?

The orange guy has given out multiple pardons to people convicted of fraud, corruption, and drug dealing after they "donated" to his campaign.

The most recent example is the former governor of Puerto Rico who plead guilty in a federal corruption case. The daughter gave over $3 million to Trump's PAC, MAGA, after which the pardon was given.

The OP was merely mentioning that with all the other criminals getting pardons after paying their tribute, apparently this group didn't give theirs.

"Never lose your users' data" is kinda Rule #1.

Steve Jobs said something similar regarding Apple OS upgrades. You never touch user data.

Not sure why this is a difficult concept to understand.

We have 8 billion+ people on the planet. We can afford to lose a billion or so and not affect our ability to advance science. Having fewer people would definitely enhance wellbeing as there would be less pollution which means cleaner air and water. Less trash would be produced as well.

Clearly we had no problem with scientific advancements when our population was lower. With what we have now, why would you think fewer people would change that?

Helmets also make it easier to ID the riders if they get squished by a truck or similar. If the head is intact you don't need to resort to DNA or teeth.

Fun fact: if you blow yourself up, your head is how they identify you because it separates from the body.