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Comment Re:How ? (Score 1) 129

Maybe watch the video before making a disgusting comparison like that? And, yes, it landed successfully and then ~ 3 mins later it exploded. These things are prototypes and are being rapidly produced to test a novel rentry-landing idea while simultaneously testing new engine designs and new methods of manufacturing. Any number of interrelated and unrelated issues can occur in any one of these test flights. It didn't explode on landing, it didn't explode in flight and crash, it didn't crash and then explode. It landed successfully and then something, whether tied to the landing or not, occurred and the vehicle was lost.

Comment Re:Really? (Score 1) 152

>> which to me says "We can charge a second owner to unlock features that the original purchaser already bought"

Tesla is already 100% doing this. There are numerous stories on Tesla enthusiast forums and YouTube channels about used Teslas being sold advertised with feature X and the new owner discovering it's not enabled, calling Tesla, and being told that "The original owner bought that feature, not you. If you want it, pony up $$".

It's probably where BMW got the idea.

Submission + - SPAM: Unitary Patent: Germany is ignoring Brexit, European law, its Court and Italy

zoobab writes: The German government is pushing for a second vote on the Unitary (Software) Patent at the Bundestag. By signing an internal treaty with the UK as signatory, Germany is ignoring Brexit, and will violate EU law (see Nonprofit Argues Germany Can't Ratify the 'Unitary Patent' Because of Brexit). The government has resorted to a very creative interpretation of the agreement in order to ignore the Brexit problem, showing its dedication to see the UPC agreement entering into force ‘whatever it takes’, at the risks of alienating Italy, with an automatic relocation of the UPC court from London to Paris instead of Milan. With the German Presidency starting in a few weeks, Germany risks to undermine the functioning the European Union.

Companies concerned about patent trolls and software patents via the backdoor should urgently call their MP for a debate in their national parliaments. In 2007, the European Parliament legal service killed the predecessor treaty, the European Patent Litigation Agreement (EPLA), which was including non-EU countries such as Switzerland or Turkey.

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Comment Re:Ooh, ooh, there's a solution for this! (Score 1) 134

Yeaaaah, no. I looked at the upgrade path this morning, as my trusty Sonos Connect is on the chopping block. The Sonos Connect patches Sonos into a receiver so a traditional stereo system can be used for Sonos output. It can also stream other input devices on your stereo (CD, turntable, etc..) to other Sonos speakers on the network. I never use that aspect of it as I only have a receiver. It's quite handy, has been working without a hitch for almost a decade, and I didn't pay all that much for it. Sonos' suggestion for an upgrade if I turn my Connect in was the Sonos Amp. All the Sonos Amp does is patch Sonos into a receiver so a traditional stereo system can be used for Sonos output. It can also stream other input devices on your stereo (CD, turntable, etc..) to other Sonos speakers on the network. The comparison between the Amp and the Connect that Sonos themselves shows on their recycle/upgrade pages shows that the Amp and the Connect are essentially the same device.

Sonos wants $650 for the Amp. I think I paid less than a third of that for the Connect. Sonos is willing to give me $150 off of a an Amp if I recycle my Connect. Yep..They're willing to offer me the low low price of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS to replace one device with something that is, for all intents and purposes AN IDENTICAL DEVICE, but costs 3x as much. And Sonos does not provide any guarantee for how long this stupidly expensive replacement device will last before they decide to kill it, too. This situation Sonos is creating isn't about processing power and RAM, it's about Sonos losing marketshare and forcing overpriced "upgrades" in order to increase revenue.

The only two Sonos Devices I have are the Connect and a Play:3 speaker. Soon, I think, my house will become Sonos free.

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