Comments on: AT&T a Winner with Apple http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/ General interest observations and true web-log. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:02:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: troublemaker http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1366175 troublemaker Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:14:49 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1366175 Ebay and HP are cutting jobs because nobody is lending short-term (Commercial Paper) loans at the moment. This is the day-today loans that are needed by big business for daily operating costs. Wait 'till your local grocery store chain shuts down due to lack of cash flow. That's when the fun starts. Reagen era trickle down economics are finally coming home to roost. Enjoy the show folks. Hope you have good roadkill recipes to help you get by over the next few years. Ebay and HP are cutting jobs because nobody is lending short-term (Commercial Paper) loans at the moment. This is the day-today loans that are needed by big business for daily operating costs.

Wait ’till your local grocery store chain shuts down due to lack of cash flow. That’s when the fun starts.

Reagen era trickle down economics are finally coming home to roost. Enjoy the show folks. Hope you have good roadkill recipes to help you get by over the next few years.

]]> By: Stu Mulne http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1366014 Stu Mulne Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:49:10 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1366014 People who are laid off in these "cost cutting" efforts usually end up finding that the "survivors" need to do their work, too. This has to trash morale.... People who are laid off in these “cost cutting” efforts usually end up finding that the “survivors” need to do their work, too.

This has to trash morale….

]]> By: B. Dog http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1365990 B. Dog Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:29:55 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1365990 In August HP announced it will lay off 24,600 workers as it integrates Electronic Data Systems. I suppose those 1400 are part of that batch. In August HP announced it will lay off 24,600 workers as it integrates Electronic Data Systems. I suppose those 1400 are part of that batch.

]]> By: ECA http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1365973 ECA Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:08:45 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1365973 depression and recession? the only difference is How many get fired so the RICH can still get the same amount of money. depression and recession?
the only difference is How many get fired so the RICH can still get the same amount of money.

]]> By: Brett http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1365969 Brett Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:04:48 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1365969 Hey Dvorak, your Blog looks really ugly. You should figure out a better site design for it. Hey Dvorak,
your Blog looks really ugly.

You should figure out a better site design for it.

]]> By: jbellies http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1365879 jbellies Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:28:05 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1365879 In the same vein, it surprises me that in ever-litigious America, ordinary computer users don't sue you-know-who over their operating system software. How many hundreds of millions of person-days have gone up in vapo(u)r because of the OS? In the same vein, it surprises me that in ever-litigious America, ordinary computer users don’t sue you-know-who over their operating system software. How many hundreds of millions of person-days have gone up in vapo(u)r because of the OS?

]]> By: Bill http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1365838 Bill Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:59:06 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1365838 Look at linux too! a surprising number of large engineering firms use it. Because they have access to the source code. Look at linux too! a surprising number of large engineering firms use it. Because they have access to the source code.

]]> By: LinusVP http://www.dvorak.org/blog/2008/10/06/atampt-a-winner-with-apple/comment-page-1/#comment-1365799 LinusVP Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:17:12 +0000 http://www.dvorak.org/blog/?p=26980#comment-1365799 Keeping XP alive for 6 more months just proves what a failure Vista was. I work in an enterprise with about 5,000 end users and not once have we discussed moving to Vista. We're actually looking at OSX and so far we're really liking it. Keeping XP alive for 6 more months just proves what a failure Vista was. I work in an enterprise with about 5,000 end users and not once have we discussed moving to Vista. We’re actually looking at OSX and so far we’re really liking it.

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