...and I stopped reading the article.
I think the author is being facetious/sarcastic, but I can't tell.
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...and I stopped reading the article.
I think the author is being facetious/sarcastic, but I can't tell.
> This is the most valuable company on earth ...and I stopped reading the article. I think the author is being facetious/sarcastic, but I can't tell.
[1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporations_by_market_...
> This is the most valuable company on earth ...and I stopped reading the article. I think the author is being facetious/sarcastic, but I can't tell.
> This is the most valuable company on earth ...and I stopped reading the article. I think the author is being facetious/sarcastic, but I can't tell.
Neither, They're stating a fact.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/marketshare/2012/02/16/the-most-...
> This is the most valuable company on earth ...and I stopped reading the article. I think the author is being facetious/sarcastic, but I can't tell.
In terms of market capitalization, it is. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_corporations_by_market_...
They have at least 260 billion barrels of oil, most of which are easily recoverable for less than $3 per barrel: http://www.forbes.com/2010/07/09/worlds-biggest-oil-companie... - That's a lot of money...
I think the author is making too big a deal of this video not being promoted by Apple. Sure, to us reading from the author's blog, we know it's an independent video. To most people who would load up iTunes and see a big banner for a Steve Jobs video on the front of the store, it would seem as though Apple were behind it. I don't think there's anything wrong with not actively promoting that sort of confusion. If they'…
But that's probably what's happened - it's a small niche interest film that they've just dumped in there. Looking at the new releases I don't think that's all new releases, just potentially popular ones.
Not everything gets equal billing in iTunes and not promoting something isn't the same as burying it. I suspect that this has had precisely the same level of attention applied to it as any other small, indie film - that is none at all.
I think the author is making too big a deal of this video not being promoted by Apple. Sure, to us reading from the author's blog, we know it's an independent video. To most people who would load up iTunes and see a big banner for a Steve Jobs video on the front of the store, it would seem as though Apple were behind it. I don't think there's anything wrong with not actively promoting that sort of confusion. If they'…
I think the author is making too big a deal of this video not being promoted by Apple. Sure, to us reading from the author's blog, we know it's an independent video. To most people who would load up iTunes and see a big banner for a Steve Jobs video on the front of the store, it would seem as though Apple were behind it. I don't think there's anything wrong with not actively promoting that sort of confusion. If they'…