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Submission + - Apple posts $18B quarterly profit, highest ever by any company

Submitted by jmcbain on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @08:10PM

jmcbain writes: Today, Apple reported its financial results for the quarter ending December 31, 2014. It posted $18 billion in profit (on $74 billion in revenue), the largest quarterly profit by any company ever. The previous record was $16 billion by Russia’s Gazprom (the largest natural gas extractor in the world) in 2011. Imagine how much better Apple could be if they open-sourced their software.

Comment Why hasn't she gotten used to it? (Score 5, Insightful) 898

by thinbits on Sunday March 27, 2011 @07:16PM (#35633200) Attached to: Ask Slashdot: How Do You Choose a Windows Laptop?

You say "she hasn't gotten used to it, and wants a Windows machine". Do you mean she hasn't gotten used to Mac OS X and wants to use Windows? Just use Boot Camp and install Windows on your MacBook, problem solved. If you mean she is using Windows on your MacBook and there is something about the MacBook itself she doesn't like, perhaps you should elaborate on what specifically it is she doesn't like about the hardware as that's probably something you should take into account in your next purchase.

Comment Re:FIOS TV Has one HUGE Limitation IMO (Score 1) 317

by thinbits on Sunday March 30, 2008 @08:35PM (#22916484) Attached to: Comcast Puts the Screws To HDTV

Only if you use their set-top box. If you get cable cards from them you don't need that awful Actiontec router. I got two cablecards and a Tivo HD and ditched the Verizon STB and router.

Submission + - Prius more environmentally damaging than a Hummer

Submitted by on Tuesday March 20, 2007 @12:32PM

An anonymous reader writes: According to this story from Central Connecticut State University the Prius takes more energy to manufacture than a Hummer, requiring 50% more energy to produce. In addition, they calculate that the Prius costs $3.25 per mile over it's expected lifespan of 100,000 miles compared to $1.95 per mile for the hummer.

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