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"Your failed business model is not my problem."

- Meg Hourihan, co-founder of Blogger


Um, Adblock Plus is free and near perfect.

Am I missing something?


Not having to install an ad blocker for every browser and every device on your network seems to be the value here.


Just installed this for the first time. How have I lived without an adblocker before?


Yeah, all of your mobile devices.


AdAway works like a charm on Android. it is open source and combines multiple lists.

Opera Mobile allows you to use urlfilter.ini if you need more sophisticated blocking on websites.


You need what's called a senior phone or old person phone, which is a huge market in China, but somewhat limited in the US. Huge keypad, small black and white screen, long battery life, and few features.


I have seen two of these in Germany and was disappointed. They have all the obvious things - bigger keys, bigger numbers on the display - but none of the perfection that is expected from a mainstream smartphone these days.


Suing Samsung was Jobs' legacy. He was planning to do it himself if he lived long enough. He was incredibly petty, especially for an intellectual property thief.


What notable IP did Jobs steal? You don't mean the Xerox PARC stuff, I hope.


"We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas."

Triumph of the Nerds (1996)

source: http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs


As everyone around here likes to quote endlessly: You can't patent an idea. What notable intellectual property did Jobs the "thief" steal?


Same goes for the Samsung lawsuit. What notable intellectual property did Samsung the "thief" steal?


Give it a rest.


I don't know what Apple stole/didn't steal. But do you remember what the number 1 selling phone was before the iPhone? According to Wikipedia it was a Nokia 1200. I had a Motorola Razr.

Jobs and Apple were a decade ahead of their competition.


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