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  1. Comment - Leaked Yahoo memo indicates reticence toward Microsoft bid

    (Feb 7, 2008 - 12:17 PM)

    If one of my employees called an e-mail a "communication," I wouldn't read it.

  2. Comment - Aesthetics plus noise cancellation make the Jawbone headset stand out

    (Jan 11, 2008 - 2:14 PM)

    Yawn. Happy user of a 50% cheaper (and dare I say just as good) Plantronics Voyager 520.

  3. Comment - Wal-Mart may drive online sales with bare-bones margins

    (Nov 26, 2007 - 4:50 PM)

    First of all, this comment:

    "Wal-Mart has existed by selling at the lowest possible margins since they first opened their doors. This is nothing new and is definitely not a 'sign' signaling the "worst holiday season in five years".

    ...is plain wrong. Wal-Mart may lay claim to the smallest margins at brick-and-mortar stores, but a few small online retailers (with no storefronts) have them beat regularly. I'm actually even surprised that a random sale item was cheapest at Wal-Mart online. On books, for example, Buy.com usually wins. On electronics, Newegg is quite competitive.

    One of Wal-Mart's drawbacks to their online business is shipping. IIRC, they're one of the few online retailers not to offer free shipping over $x. It seems silly, but I'd bet good money that people would pay a few percentage points more for a product that's shipped for "free."

  4. Comment - EFF Sues Universal Music Over Yanked Baby Dancing Video

    (Jul 25, 2007 - 3:12 PM)

    The Electronic Frontier Foundation is defending a Pennsylvania mother whose YouTube video of her daughter dancing in her kitchen to a Prince song during the last Super Bowl halftime show, was yanked in response to a fair use complaint. Ms. Stephanie Lenz is suing Universal Music Group, with EFF's assistance, demanding reparations.

    "Defending?" More like "assisting in a wasteful lawsuit." Reparations for what, by the way? Nobody has an inherent right to post to YouTube.

    I'm a huge supporter of the EFF, but it's time to be the bigger man. They rail on Big Music for suing 12-year-olds and such, so it seems like frivolous litigation would be beyond them.