When a market is anti-competitive (e.g. monopoly, duopoly, oligopoly), it's not really "free". That's why intervention is needed.

For some reason, I was picturing that they were taking pre-orders for a new sub-compact, like Mini-Cooper or Smart Cart sized, called the "Tequila".

"Only a huge corporation can afford real coverage," is a lie that the oligopoly players would like every one to believe, so that they can maintain their lucrative oligopoly market power.

Itâ(TM)s an Alice in Wonderland theme. The best theme in this area is the alien invasion theme in Burbank, replete with a UFO crashed into the outside store facade. Havenâ(TM)t been to the Burbank location in at least 5 years myself - noticed a comment above claiming itâ(TM)s actually well-stocked which makes me curious.

You know how stores look when they are having the âoeGOING OUT OF BUSINESS! EVERYTHING MUST GO!â sales? This is the way the Woodland Hills, LA location looked around spring in 2019. Even though there was no sign or press indicating this, I assumed the announcement would be forthcoming within a few months judging from the shape the shelves and inventory were in (and the fact that it was a marked change from a year or so prior). But, as it turns out, they are still open and I havenâ(TM)t heard of any pending closure at least for that location. Wonder if they were/are looking for a buyer or something.

Their selection and competitive prices (even in the Amazon era) were unmatched whenever I needed random things like various cables types, USB drives, cat 5, ram, small electronic tool sets, etc. - many of these things I prefer to see in person and inspect by hand before buying. Also, itâ(TM)s nice to have a few competitive options for these types of purchases, they were always right with Amazon and NewEgg from my view, for selection and non-gougey pricing. Would hate to see it reduced to only Amazon & Newegg.

Were the case? This is the case (i.e., categorization and description of attacks with varying degrees of figurative language).

Different people, teams and/or systems are often involved however, which makes the term accurate enough. More so when you consider the other figurative labeling commonly used for security matters. I mean, look at terms like "evil maid attack" and "man-in-the-middle attack". Obviously, it doesn't technically have to be an maid or a man that's responsible for the breach, but figuratively, the terms make sense.

Even if there is no outside chain of suppliers, it is still reasonably accurate to describe the sequence of processes needed to deliver software to the end user (e.g. roughly: build, validate, publish/distribute) as a "supply chain".

Of course, the right thing for Apple to do would have been to completely replace the proprietary lightning connectors with the standard USB-C connectors on all of their new device models going forward, but alas, shareholders gotta eat.

I would have said the same thing 5 years ago if someone told me at the time that SQL Server might be on its way to Linux.

if Microsoft would simply keep the classic Windows XP shell and UI at least conveniently available as an option. It seems that the vast majority of the complaints about the newer Windows versions involve the UI being forced onto everyone.

Not sure if Steve Jobs used the exact term "gamechanger" in that original iPhone keynote, but he definitely did effectively describe it as such.

Yes, they do make PC's and laptops. There's been quite a bit of press about the consolidation of computing/peripheral electronics manufacturing over the past several years, and Foxconn is often involved.

This person gets it.

Many nontechnical users may be familiar with the "track changes" feature in Office apps like Word and Excel. The "track changes" feature is a basic form of version control . I would compare it to that or something similar. In my experience explaining technical concepts to nontechnical users, they tend to be receptive of comparisons with the familiar.