Isn't this what we have math for?

Not as a brand, and surely that's what this is about. Lenovo is trying to nexus Kutcher's appeal outside China to help smooth the path into hearts and minds that may never be tempted to give their (Chinese) brand a second look otherwise. It worked for Nikon, as just one example. They are already enjoying headlines over it.

That, and they may have been forced to classify him as a unique technical asset (true or not), in order to get him on the payroll with Beijing's approval....

I worked inside Lenovo a few years back and I wish them the best today.

FB just did a U-turn on this...

. . . for a buck. Can't wait to see (or not see) what's next.

Doesn't matter. There is no comparison between disjointed hardware and software on one side, and Apple's start-to-end products on the other. That's what this is about, not how everything out there compares directly. It's also why Apple is able to deliver such stellar battery life across the board.

Here are ten ideas on how to spend the money that should be taken away from the NSA. . .
1.) Buy as much bacon as possible before the Chinese decide they need it all for themselves.
2.) I lied about ten, well, because bacon.

Microsoft has been a Forrester client for some time now.

Because we all know how lovable those two are when one says "I'm near the tools" belarpp and the other says "I'm near the linens" deeeep. Who doesn't love to be part of someone else's game of big box marco polo. . .

It's no longer just an uphill battle trying to make things secure - we've lost the war.

All niche market products suffer the same fate when expectations for broad market type growth are assumed.

The Korean govt. will likely put some debilitating tariffs and import restrictions in place that pertain to EU goods in order to force the same ends that the patent wars were meant to accomplish.

. . .Lilies of the Field was done in B & W.

That, and there was less competition for cinematography Oscar bestieness.

Reading between the lines, it may be that the point of the (IT/Tech) article was that a woman was the principal, rather than a man.

Yay for that, but otherwise it seems to be celebrating mediocrity. . .

Samsung does . . .

It's never been about spending or how much - it's always about value, plain and simple ROI. NASA has always appeared needy, these days more than ever, and when someone gets noisy about needing funding, people get suspicious.

Why is it NASA always wants just a bit more and their promised discovery is right around the corner? They get used to being funded and hate updating resumes for the private sector. No surprise there and no surprise tax payers mistrust funding them without end.