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jbigelow

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    Comment #2471203

    "EC2 is a rentable compute utility, it doesn't provide for automatic failure or redundancy." Nobody wants to admit that "cloud" became a great way to market (and mark up) tradition…

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    Comment #2434018

    Accurate enough to provide a chuckle to anybody familiar with Wu-Tang Clan. Funny most associations we're made to the Paypal mafia.

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    Comment #2422568

    I'd guess it's because it's a completely different architecture, eInk is such a niche use that the engineering resources needed to provide an SDK probably outweighs the development…

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    Comment #2422487

    I've got an original Nook that I like, the eInk is great for readability, I was initially hesitant as to what to think about the Nook Color since it loses the readability advantage…

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    Comment #2409966

    Why does he need to use Outlook? He uses Yahoo mail. He managed to install iTunes. The printer installed without a hitch via the HP software. Windows updates install themselves the…

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    Comment #2409821

    I'm sorry but tablets being for "normal people" sounds out of touch. My dad is a 58 year old fire fighter, he couldn't have been any less of a "computer person" yet he emails, mana…

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    Comment #2387442

    What is the risk for somebody with 14 billion in the bank to call out other when he/she feels they've been wrong (regardless of whether it's perception or reality). Allen could hav…

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    Comment #2383801

    "I'm talking about more intangible assets like skills, reputation, relationships, attention & fame." When you separate reputation from attention & fame is there any real value ther…

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    Comment #2383527

    Good point on focusing on revenue, focusing on revenue is how I finally stopped worrying about whether my startup would succeed or not based on something as arbitrary as whether I …