Monthly Archives: August 2012

Samsung did NOT benefit from losing the patent trial

Posted on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 by Rex Hammock

“If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn’t be. And what it wouldn’t be, it would. … Continue reading →

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The iPhone patent war as Steve Jobs tribute

Posted on Monday, August 20, 2012 by Rex Hammock

When Steve Jobs revealed the iPhone in 2007, he knew Apple would be setting off a patent war. At least that’s what I heard. And as I’ve repeatedly reminded the 12 readers of this blog ever since, I was there. (Have … Continue reading →

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Why real people hate big corporations

Posted on Sunday, August 19, 2012 by Rex Hammock

I wish there were some magic pixie dust, let’s call it, say, “social media,” that big companies could sprinkle over themselves so that, suddenly, they would be loved by their customers. However, I spent a few hours on Saturday  frustrated … Continue reading →

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About the NYT selling About.com (Flashback)

Posted on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 by Rex Hammock

When you’ve blogged as long as I have and you see that a company like the New York Times is about to sell a property like About.com at an underwater price, you can point back to what you were thinking … Continue reading →

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