Comment Re:one other reason (Score 1) 218
I'm not saying that companies should be worth X times their cash, but the grandparent was claiming that Apple should be worth less than it's cash, which is ridiculous.
Comment Re:one other reason (Score 1) 218
The other reason they're not part of the Dow is because Apple is overvalued by about 30x.
Apple has about 10% of its market cap in the bank as cash. With that said I'd be happy to buy any $20 bills you have in your wallet for $2 each.
Comment Re:GEnergy (Score 1) 218
Comment Re:Were nerds here... use the f'ing metric system (Score 2, Interesting) 472
Farenheight has no basis in anything practical at *any* range. At least Celsius is based around water, which is useful for a number of reasons.
That's not quite true, 0*F to 100*F is pretty much the range humans can survive in without any kind of crazy technology. Makes sense to me.
Comment Re:They just don't care. (Score 4, Insightful) 963
I'm a flash developer and I'll be the first to admit that the format has some major drawbacks.
The parent is correct though, there are no viable alternatives to the format. Nothing I know of provides the kinds of experience that flash is capable is. (see this site) Advertising drives the consumer side of the web and advertisers aren't going to move to less interactive or more static mediums. It also doesn't hurt that flash has a 99% penetration.
If there was a better platform with good penetration, while maintaining the ability to build rich interactivity, I'd be the first to jump.
The parent is correct though, there are no viable alternatives to the format. Nothing I know of provides the kinds of experience that flash is capable is. (see this site) Advertising drives the consumer side of the web and advertisers aren't going to move to less interactive or more static mediums. It also doesn't hurt that flash has a 99% penetration.
If there was a better platform with good penetration, while maintaining the ability to build rich interactivity, I'd be the first to jump.
Submission + - Patent Reform Legislation Hits The U.S. Congress
mrneutron2004 writes: Finally, someone on Capital Hill woke up and noticed how utterly absurd modern patent law. Abuse of patent law has spiraled out of control in the digital age, with many companies being taken to the cleaners for significantly huge sums over what we feel are extremely vague patents. Two congressmen from both parties have begun forcing through legislation to significantly cap patent infringement awards. Let's hope that alongside this potentially positive development, the U.S. Judiciary will get involved in self-education. As large an issue is a judiciary that fundamentally doesn't understand technology, and the absurdly vague patents and suits thereof that cycle through our legal system.
http://www.fastsilicon.com/latest-news/patent-refo rm-legislation-hits-the-u.s.-congress.html?Itemid= 60
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