They did offer a defense: it's the customer data. What happens is even if that customer data is only weighted as 0.001% as important as their other metrics, if that customer data is the ONLY data they have for these bogus search terms, this would happen. Google used obviously bogus search terms which have exaggerated the weighting of that data. In reality, that data might only move a page up or down a ranking on page 10 of a real search on Bing for all we know.

Unless they come up with some actual evidence of real copying, this is a non-story. The #1 complaint around here all the time seems to be that Bing ISN'T giving the same results as Google so obviously that customer data isn't be weighted as important enough!

Microsoft pays more in licensing fees for H.264 than they receive. They're a very minor patent holder in that pool.

CDMA is 3G but it does not support simultaneous voice and data.

It’s really nice how much taxpayer money Google is wasting here. They tried to convince the DOI they could meet their requirements and failed. The DOI wanted their stuff on a separate system and Google said it would be “logically separate”. Google shot themselves in the foot and are now suing and will probably cost the taxpayer more money in court costs than the entire contract would’ve been worth. If they were suing over a large contract where they didn’t legitimately fail at meeting the requirements it would be different. At this point Google is just being malicious.

From Google’s original filing the DOI could apparently certify BPOS-F themselves. They refused to review Google’s certification package before Google got their certification elsewhere.

His findings that autistic individuals typically have gastro-intestinal disorders was verified. His findings that autism is caused by vaccinations was most certainly not.

I foresee a lot of SD cards full of child porn turning up in smartphones confiscated from "suspects".

They pulled the Sarbanes-Oxley card for the $29 upgrades. Apparently it's easier to make people pay the token fee than SOX compliant accounting for the updates (they "add value" to the product).

The US is the third largest exporter of manufactured goods on the planet and #1 in total manufacturing. You can bet if the dollar dropped and currency manipulation and trade barriers were ended, the US would be churning out a lot more goods to export.

My mesmerize accepts standard headphones in its 3.5 mm jack....

In recent years, we’ve learned quite a few of our elected representatives not only think being fondled is no big deal, but they either like being fondled by other men or like to fondle other men themselves (while publicly stating that homosexuals will burn in hell to boot). It is no surprise that many of our security measures call for hot man on man fondling action.

The US Supreme Court ruled that unilateral secession from the Union is impossible and that any law or resolution passed by a state declaring unilateral secession would be absolutely null. Dissolving the Union would require revolution or the consent of the states to dissolve the Union.

That’s a good question. Personally, I’d be inclined to call the police and inquire about random dudes wearing SWAT gear and carrying guns on the street with no apparent reason to be there.

That's a big Merry Christmas from Anonymous to the families of myfax.com's employees that will probably be getting let go because of this.

I think he meant selling people 6mbit cable that will almost never see 6mbit and will often be about as reliable as a 56k modem during peak hours.