I work for the Dutch military as an external consultant. Most badges are literally hundreds of years old and have a lot of tradition (and achievements) behind them. Although that's not an excuse, there is such tremendous resistance from veterans and currently enlisted personnel that these badges will not be changed,…

Apple does not specify anywhere that the component prepayments are for iPhone components. Theoretically these prepayments could all be for a new Apple TV Set or whatever other product we know nothing about. It could even be a new iMac line. Besides the start of the rumors and the start of the buildup in prepayments…

Most people hop over one iPhone iteration. 3G people went for the 4 and 3GS people went for the 4S. This is because most contracts are two-year contracts and you are only eligible for a new subsidized phone when the contract expires.

It's not relevant when it was made public. It is relevant when it was patented. Not defending Apple here, but if they patented whatever technology or design first, it is within their rights to defend it. Just as other companies do.

Interesting and I agree. I think though that RIM needs to do much more to become successful again. With the current business they are a few years behind and without any new innovative technology or service they will be running a "me-too" game running a few years behind competitors with greater speed and momentum. The…

What he is doing in his statements is reiterating the company vision over and over again. But he neglects to mention how he will achieve that vision with a clear setting of objectives, strategy and tactics. I want to know how and what he will do to change the way people communicate. What will be the defining…

Well I actually meant most electronics and not only the Nexus Q. Of course there is a certain percentage of people that like to repair their electronics themselves, but that's only a tiny percentage. A few months ago a brand new camera died while on my honeymoon (last day, thank god...), but there was no way I would…

Sorry, but being able to or having the desire to take something apart doesn't make you an engineer and understand the workings. Even an accomplished engineer won't be able to read the complete functioning of a piece of electronics just by looking at the components (which are mostly circuit boards).

The "made in the USA" only means that they imported most of the stuff and just screwed the thing together somewhere in the USA. It's a marketing ploy.

Extra tires are included with most cars and cars are prepared in such a way to facilitate tire changing by users. Electronics when broken often require special skills to repair and parts that are usually not included in the original package as opposed to a spare tire with cars.

Regardless of which company a gadget is from. I do not want to take it apart. I want it to work and let it be fixed by the company that produced it when it's broken.