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Comment Re:Is there another reason? (Score 2) 48

Even the summary said it was because Spotify is refusing to pay the core tech fee.

It's not because they are advertising prices, it's because they aren't fulfilling the other side of the contract - which they should be doing until the courts say if that is illegal.

Apple has no reason (legal or otherwise) to provide a service (approving an app) without compensation. At least as far as I know - even in the EU, you can't be compelled to such a thing, can you?

Comment Re:It's just the accounting (Score 5, Informative) 160

This, so much this. It's a shame that reporting is allowed to create (mis)leading headlines.

The articles on this don't even mention that this is standard practice related to amortization schedules of R&D and other capital costs - it absolutely does not mean that the marginal cost of every vehicle is $100k greater than the sale price of each vehicle, and the article writers know it.

Comment Real problem (Score 4, Insightful) 147

Despite his history as a true computer scientist with actual academic credentials, Raghavan chose to bulldoze actual workers and replace them with toadies

People who don't play office politics lose to people who do. Having "toadies" helps you win the game of Survivor. It works because the CEO doesn't recognize actual skill.

Comment Re:Sunshine policy (Score 1) 32

The Sunshine policy didn't work. The North Korean government didn't like how it reduced their power. They are more interested in power than in increasing the opportunities for their people. The North Korean government uses aid to increase its power (by controlling its distribution), and rejects aid or connections that it doesn't control.

So the Sunshine policy would work great if it made connection to people at lower levels, but since the North Korean government prevents that, it becomes a means to increase the power of the North Korean government.

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