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They've managed to shrink themselves down to a $20B company, from almost $40B when I worked there. It all started going south when they put Chris Galvin in charge--millions pissed away on boondoggles like Iridium. Late to the game on digital phones; late to realize the value of software in smart-phones...

5.5% market share and commodity Android handsets? Good luck with that.
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This is great. Now you can be fully conscious as your engulfed in flames, burning to a cinder following the crash.
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I'll bet it corners like it's on rails...
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Ah, the great cell phone shakeout continues. When it's all said and done,

RIM, Apple will own the high end.
Nokia will take up the middle.
Samsung; LG will own the low end.

Mot and Sony/Ericsson get squeezed out.
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These stories about electric car concepts are getting tedious. None of them address the fundamental problem with electric vehicles: THE COST OF THE BATTERY.

The Tesla uses about 8K 18650 Liion cells at a wholesale price of around $2.50. That's $20K just for the cells. Add packaging, cooling, and control electronics and you're looking at $25K just for the battery pack.

Until this issue is addressed, none of these electric cars will take off. Even with the pack cost baked in like the Tesla roadster, they may not be able to sell enough cars to stay afloat.

The real story happens when a company that actually produces cells announces a safe, cheap 500Ah LiIon cell.
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Don't blame Apple for ringtone ripoffs. It's an issue with AT&T (formerly Cingular). They want you to pay for the ringtone separately, just like they require on their other phones. Just because you buy the ringtone from Apple, don't assume they make much, if any, money on the transaction.
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The life of a lithium ion cell is highly dependent on how it's treated. Leave it in a hot car for a few hours several times and you'll diminish the life greatly, even if it's not been cycled that much. Also, some batteries just die prematurely because of manufacturing defects.

The sealed battery in the iPhone is a major limitation IMHO. I don't think the lawsuits have merit, but Apple could have made the battery removable with virtually no sacrifice in thickness or cost.
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"this will be the 3G capable version of the RAZR followup that still hasn't taken off."

Hasn't taken off? You mean like Motorola's stock?

Ed ZNDR may sell more RAZRs than Apple sells iPODs, but Apple's P/E ratio is 22.7, while Mot's is a paltry 13.7.
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That thing looks like a friggin' bud box. Can't these guys pry open their wallets and hire an industrial designer?

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"you get far fewer windows per passenger. "

So you put a video screen at each seat with selectable outside views.
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