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  1. 1992casey
    I don't understand all of this either. As I mentioned in the new lead, I think we're about to learn. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif I'd have to figure that these suits go beyond simply offering similar features. As an example, Android offers a cool voice control feature. Before iOS5 and the iPhone 4S, Apple's smartphones and tablets also offered a voice control feature. I believe that technology was licensed from Microsoft. Apple now offers Siri. I think that here, we're talking about features with similar purposes that have different underlying technologies. Obviously, these disputes have to entail something other than simply offering a function. My interpretation is that they seem to have to do with allegedly using a patented technology without permission, using a similar name for a feature, or copying artwork. Then again, what do I know? I think it's interesting that rather than Android itself, the hardware makers are the are the key players. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that "more than half of the world’s ODM industry for Android and Chrome devices is now under license to Microsoft’s patent portfolio." The big exception seems to be Oracle's lawsuit against Google. That's targeting Android itself. I think this may pose a far greater danger to Android than anything that might come from Apple.
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    Apple has made the video of Wednesday's "Celebrating Steve" event public. This was a tribute that was held for Apple employees. As thebruce44 mentioned in a message that's been moved to another topic, Steve's biography is set to be released today. It was actually available on iBooks and Kindle last night. I've split the patent discussion that was previously in this thread into a separate topic: Intellectual property (patent) disputes in the smartphone and tablet industries. That discussion would seem to have much wider implications than Steve Jobs himself.
  3. 1992casey
    The messages below are split from the Steve Jobs passes away thread as the topic of intellectual property encompasses much more than Steve Jobs himself. As most who follow the tech industry know, there are lawsuits aplenty. The most prominent ones have been brought by Apple, accusing certain smartphone manufactures — Samsung and HTC in particular, of violating its patents. Along with that, each of these companies have filed similar suits against Apple. Another huge suit has been filed by Oracle against Google. I can't pretend to know what violates a patent and what doesn't, but I bet we'll all know a lot more in a year or two. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
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    Microsoft has been settling for licensing deals in cases where they feel their intellectual property has been ripped off. Some say that Microsoft makes more money from Android than they do from the Windows Phone OS. What's different with Apple is that they don't want money. They're looking for rulings that would require defendants to cease and desist.
  5. 1992casey
    We didn't hear much about the last CBA until it actually happened. I'd take the lack of public talk to be a good sign.
  6. 1992casey
    Yuku staff has now turned off ads at LambeauLeap.
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    LambeauLeap is now showing ads. I asked yesterday for Customer Service to take a look, but nobody's responded to my ticket. They're dropping the ball pretty badly with this… no announcement or anything. I know of at least one board owner who's thrown money at the problem even though she shouldn't have had to.
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    I took a closer look at LambeauLeap. It's screwed up too. We're getting way too many page views deducted. However, since the number of prepaid views hasn't yet reached zero, ads aren't being displayed at this point. I've added this information to the ticket I submitted this morning.
  9. 1992casey
    The issue hasn't been fixed, but Yuku has stopped ads from being served to our board until something more permanent can be done.
  10. 1992casey
    I would bet that Bud has a lot to say about the collusion issue. First, it appears he had a big role in creating the mess. Second, it appears that it had a huge effect on the Brewers financial troubles that developed in the 1990s. Keep in mind that the collusion ruling required the Brewers to pay out an amount of money that was greater than some of the team's total annual payrolls at the time. Something like that is impossible to budget for.
  11. 1992casey
    Which fathers and sons have played for the Brewers? … Tito Francona and Terry Francona / Dave May and Derrick May
  12. 1992casey
    Who was the first Brewer to win the MVP award? … Rollie Fingers Who was the first Brewer to hit for the cycle? … Mike Hegan Who holds the franchise record for stolen bases? … Tommy Harper (as a Seattle Pilot in 1969: "franchise" is the operative word in this trick question)
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    Yuku has eaten up all of our prepaid page views within the last day or so, meaning that you may be seeing ads in posts. This is due to a bug rather than a lack of funding. I've submitted a help ticket. LambeauLeap appears to be unaffected by this issue.
  14. 1992casey
    Congratulations on the marriage. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif You need both easy and hard questions. The harder the question, the "better" the kiss. Which franchise moved to Milwaukee to become the Brewers? … Seattle Pilots Which Milwaukee Brewers pitcher was convicted of murder? … Julio Machado Which Milwaukee Brewer was known as The Boomer? … George Scott Who pitched the only no-hitter in Brewers history? … Juan Nieves Which current Major League team was previously known as the Milwaukee Brewers? … Baltimore Orioles Which early Brewers owner shares the name of a sunken ship? … Edmund Fitzgerald
  15. 1992casey
    Can you elaborate on this for those of us who weren't on the forum way back then?We knew several months ahead of time that the relationship between the Brewers board of directors and Ulice Payne was anything but hamonious, even when he looked to be a hero to the general public. Along with that, we were told that "something huge" regarding the team's finances would happen in January 2004. While we were surprised that the huge thing would be the sale of the team, the news matched up to the information that was posted here. Also, the team's $27 million 2004 payroll was due to the fact that the team was going to need to pay down $30 million in debt that year. Apparently, that debt couldn't be refinanced. Media outlets didn't directly confirm this when the "audits" were released. However, they did report that the $133 million or so debt reported in the audits had recently been reduced to about $100 million. I don't get the Apple-Bill Gates analogy. While Gates and Microsoft played an important role in getting the Macintosh platform off the ground, most people tend not to realize this. Additionally, Apple and Microsoft were huge rivals for most of the 1990s and spent the better part of that decade in court. Today, the two companies still compete much more than they cooperate, and most Mac users dislike working in Windows.
  16. 1992casey
    I'm hoping that Bud's memoirs will finish some puzzles that are mostly complete but are missing some key pieces. One area I'm interested in is the Brewers financial condition during the 1990s and early 2000s. We know quite a bit from the "audits," especially when their contents are combined with some "inside" information that was posted on Brewerfan at the time. We're missing Bud's take, though. I'm also interested in the role he may have played to end the steroid era. Wouldn't it be something if we found out that Bud actually pushed for the Congressional hearings that ultimately caused the union to acquiesce?
  17. 1992casey
    Pythag and similar formulas can be helpful, but none of them can be used as an end-all argument to demonstrate the positive or negative effect of the manager. They're fine as starting points and pieces of the puzzle, but one needs to look for additional information before drawing any conclusions.
  18. 1992casey
    Managers can certainly have a huge negative impact by being really truly incredibly bizarre. Nobody's going to fit that description, though. Back when Yost was managing, some of our statheads said a swing of five or six games was huge and that Ned was reaching the negative six win level when he was fired in 2008.
  19. 1992casey
    It's always bothered me to hear baseball broadcasters use more than one pronunciation of Aramis Ramirez's first name. While shopping today, the sales person who helped me was named Aramis, so I asked how his name was pronounced. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif In English: AIR-ah-mus In Spanish: a-rah-MEESE I'm pleased not to be bugged by this anymore — unless I hear a broadcaster say a-RAHM-us.
  20. 1992casey
    Do you have a link for this?
  21. 1992casey
    I am not about to go out and give him an extension… While I'd rather see a manager who's more adept at player evaluation and strategy, the fact is that he's going to remain. Given that, I'd definitely extend him for a year so he isn't a lame duck in 2012. That would entail picking up his 2013 option and possibly adding an option for 2014. If worse comes to worse and he has to be canned, managerial contracts are edible.
  22. 1992casey
    Over the years, Robin Yount repeatedly said that the goal is to win the World Series. I don't remember RR's words being exactly what you posted, though. I'm not sure that "should be" was part of it. Of course, absent a transcript, it's your ears against mine. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  23. 1992casey
    There should be some news soon. http://forum.brewerfan.net/images/smilies/smile.gif
  24. 1992casey
    but 95% of that is driven by Tony, who...again....needs to get the &^% out. Please check out Brewerfan's language etiquette. If you're going to cuss, make sure you use the preview function. If a word is filtered, please edit your message to say something else. Thanks!
  25. 1992casey
    Rodgers certainly makes sense. However, had the Rangers lost last night, a Rodgers appearance would have been impossible. Given that the team announced a surprise, they would have needed to have a Plan B in their pocket.
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