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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Voip.ms just sent this...
All the team at VoIP.ms is excited to announce the release of our very first sale for Black Friday and Cyber Monday!
It is now the perfect time to port over all your numbers to the most feature-rich VoIP provider as we are offering 100% off portings on all DIDs across United States and Canada starting now until Monday, November 26th, 2018 at 11:59 PM (EST).
Spread the word with your friends and family as our promotion applies to existing and new customers!
If I had known there was going to a 100% off sale for porting, I would have planned accordingly.
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Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a US maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a US maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Big fan of both of those companies products.
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a US maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Apparently, not the case anymore...
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/that-logitech-and-plantronics-deal-is-now-dead/ -
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a US maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Apparently, not the case anymore...
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/that-logitech-and-plantronics-deal-is-now-dead/Good, IMO it would be bad for us consumers.
I'd rather seem them competing against each other so we get better products. I think more innovation comes from competition.
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a US maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Apparently, not the case anymore...
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/that-logitech-and-plantronics-deal-is-now-dead/That was fast.
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Logitech International SA, a Swiss manufacturer of keyboards and webcams, is in discussions to acquire Plantronics Inc, a US maker of Bluetooth earpieces and gaming headsets, people familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Apparently, not the case anymore...
https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/25/that-logitech-and-plantronics-deal-is-now-dead/Good, IMO it would be bad for us consumers.
I'd rather seem them competing against each other so we get better products. I think more innovation comes from competition.
Only to a point. There is plenty of competition already. Too much competition stops innovation, too. There is a careful balance.
Example... film grew best when there were two key players that had to beat each other on price and quality. And a third player who made crap for people who wanted something dirt cheap. Any fourth competitor would have only lowered the profits for the other three leading to less money (because of less value) from innovation.
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As it is Logitech is up against tons of competitors. Microsoft is one of them. So no shortage of competition, just watering down of profits and investment money.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
As it is Logitech is up against tons of competitors. Microsoft is one of them. So no shortage of competition, just watering down of profits and investment money.
I see where you're coming from here - but how often do we see two goliaths heading an industry and innovation seems to stall - at least to the consumer.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
As it is Logitech is up against tons of competitors. Microsoft is one of them. So no shortage of competition, just watering down of profits and investment money.
I see where you're coming from here - but how often do we see two goliaths heading an industry and innovation seems to stall - at least to the consumer.
Anytime consumers choose a product based on marketing rather than actual innovation.
Consumers determine innovation's priority in an non-monopoly marketplace, not competition. Competition does not drive innovation because consumers don't buy based on innovation.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
What about new color aluminum?
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
All consumers say that they do, but very few actually do. And even if a few do, it has to be the majority - enough to make innovation more profitable than advertising.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
What about new color aluminum?
Sold.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
What about new color aluminum?
Where's that clear aluminum Scotty promised all those years ago now?
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
All consumers say that they do, but very few actually do. And even if a few do, it has to be the majority - enough to make innovation more profitable than advertising.
Or being able to market new innovative features or tech for an existing or new product...
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@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Obsolesce said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
consumers don't buy based on innovation
I do. Innovation can and does tend to lead to better products. Unless it's Apple. I don't consider a larger screen, extra button bar, or new color innovative.
All consumers say that they do, but very few actually do. And even if a few do, it has to be the majority - enough to make innovation more profitable than advertising.
Or being able to market new innovative features or tech for an existing or new product...
No new features needed to market as if you have them. Just ask Apple.
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Nextcloud 15.0.0 RC 1 is out.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Nextcloud 15.0.0 RC 1 is out.
Is it just me, or have they moved quickly this go round? Seems like I just got 14 installed a couple of months ago.
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@dafyre said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Nextcloud 15.0.0 RC 1 is out.
Is it just me, or have they moved quickly this go round? Seems like I just got 14 installed a couple of months ago.
Yeah, although they've always moved quickly. They are only a few years old and already on 15!
