I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.

I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.

The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is read more

The ingrained idea that, because there is no king and they despise titles, the Americans are a free people is pathetically untrue. There is a perpetual interference with personal liberty over there that would not be tolerated in England for a week.

It's a way for enterprises to authenticate their users and then have those users trusted beyond the scope of just read more

It's a way for enterprises to authenticate their users and then have those users trusted beyond the scope of just their business. We never thought of outsourcing Passport, previously, but there is tremendous market opportunity.

As a precautionary measure, we have detained 20 protestors who were aggravating the situation.

As a precautionary measure, we have detained 20 protestors who were aggravating the situation.

So the supply is tighter for new product than it was.

So the supply is tighter for new product than it was.

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas read more

A lot of middle-class black people think that the Democrats have nothing new to say about race, that their ideas are bankrupt, and that the party basically takes their loyalty for granted, ... Then the Republicans start coming around - and we're like the lonely girl standing against the wall at a dance. Even if you know it's lip service, you feel receptive, just because somebody has bothered to come over and pay attention to you.

We saw a tremendous outpouring of goodwill in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but we also know that con artists read more

We saw a tremendous outpouring of goodwill in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, but we also know that con artists will take every opportunity to exploit and profit from those who have experienced great loss,

Peace at home, peace in the world

Peace at home, peace in the world

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating read more

I have been fielding quite a few calls about Apple's filing of the 'Mobile Me' patent. Folks have been speculating about a phone from Apple for more than a year. Being that I am a wireless analyst, I don't follow Apple as closely as others do. What I do know though, is that we are not likely to know until Apple wants us to know. They are pretty good at big surprises. Do I think they are developing a phone? Probably. Probably somewhere in their labs, there are prototypes of phones. Whether or not they bring one to market commercially is another story. Whether or not they will do so on their own is another open question. Hard to imagine carrier subsidies on a device unless there are revenues to be earned through downloaded services and content.