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> It's not "MBA-speak"; this sense of the word "secular" is used in economics, time-series analysis, astronomy, etc. Of course it's MBA-speak. MBA-speak does not mean that they inv…

> Edit: Nadella said re: how MS looks at acquisitions ( http://www.theverge.com/2016/6/13/11920306/microsoft-ceo-sat... ) "Is this asset riding secular usage and technology trends?…

Before 2013, Visa and Mastercard forbade credit card surcharges. However, cash discounts were allowed. The problem was the Most Favored Nation clause in the credit card contracts. …

> Windows 7 was the VM, not the host. Oh. Then I agree with you that Microsoft screwed up the licensing -- but it's a different screw-up. Windows 7 Ultimate is just like Windows 7 …

> I spent HOURS on the phone trying to acquire a license for Windows 7 Enterprise, I needed it for Hyper-V. I'm not sure why you're trying to do that. Windows 7 cannot run Hyper-V.…

> It's a shame that Google Maps is inferior to my iGo tablet running Windows Mobile from 10 years ago. And it didn't need to have continuous wireless data access. ... How was iGo c…

> Even if you don't allow them to be sold off, nothing is stopping someone from entering an agreement where they have to pay the same amount monthly to a person X in exchange for a…

> Structured settlement cases became more popular in the United States during the 1970s as an alternative to lump sum settlements. The increased popularity was due to several rulin…

I don't see why structured settlements should be allowed to be sold off at all. The whole point of choosing a structured settlement is to prevent the person from spending a one-tim…

> It would take only one nuclear device being "detonated" in low orbit, to wipe out nearly all of the satellites in a large area of that space. The resulting EMP may wreck quite a …

> I wonder how robust the GPS system is. Could an unexpected space phenomenon bring it down? What would happen if a rogue nation started shooting down the satellites? GPS is not th…

> His business means rockets are going to go from $400 million to $150 million. That's nice and all, but it's not an extraordinary revolution. Rockets didn't cost $400 million befo…