* Posts by smoked_2na

4 publicly visible posts • joined 17 May 2018

European Commission may be about to put the squeeze on Apple for its App Store rules

smoked_2na

Be careful of what you wish for.

I too am not pleased with Apple continually giving the middle finger and it seems governments are powerless. Be careful what you wish for, with so many retirement accounts holding mutual funds that are heavily weighted in Apple stock, a big smack-down to Apple will probably affect a lot of retirement accounts.

Rich Communication Services: Nobody uses it, nobody wants it, but analysts reckon it's on the verge of a breakthrough

smoked_2na

SMS=( Free ), RCS=( Pay )

I am on Google Fi and rarely turn on cellular data. The trusty SMS system which is free and works fits my needs. If they turn on RCS and don't charge for it's data usage, then I'm in, else I'm out.

IBM bid to unmask age discrimination whistleblower goes down in flames

smoked_2na

With all the bureaucracy that is IBM, it's still a surprise how much money they make. Hope IBM losses big time on this one trying to push around the little guy.

Dell EMC's PowerMax migration: Let's just swaaap out this jet engine mid-flight

smoked_2na

The sky is not falling chicken little!

It's more than a software upgrade, though, meaning that you may need to replace a VMAX with a PowerMax array. <---- REALLY

This is like saying that Ford came out with a new car without a gasoline engine so you have to buy and move all your stuff to the new car today.

The synopsis of the story should have been, NVMe in the new re-branded DELL storage product, migration is covered.