It's not that big of a hit for Apple. First, they make plenty anyway, but the pay out goes back into their pockets (as credits to the Apple store). How bad is that? I'm a car dealership and I sell you a bad car. You have to pay me to repair it, and in a lawsuit, I agree to give you credit for more work? It's something,...more

I don't think this is a Fire / Applie comparison article, but there are many comments to that effect. I own both, use both, but they are apples-to-oranges comparison (excuse the pun). I think the iPad is overpriced and as such, bought my wife a Kindle. She loves it for what she does and it's great for what it does, but...more

Agreed that a 50% pay cut would be tough to take, but most of these actors have other gigs. I'm sure the studio is being greedy, but I think the actors could survive on $4 million for half a year's work.

Shocked at all the anti-customer or pro-dealer comments. However, it is good to hear their point of view. As a consumer, it is good to learn that the manufacturer is the gouger and we probably know it's true. Still, the dealers and salespeople have a bad rap for a reason. There are a lot of jerk salespeople out there. ...more

While I agree that the restaurant owner is probably taking advantage of this with the lawsuit to help in a bad economy, it still doesn't excuse the unprofessional conduct of the employee. I would also be extremely upset about the response from Dex. To say Dex is not responsible for the conduct of it's employees is ridi...more

Did the author mention renting? I may have missed it. In a black and white statement, the only way the argument works is if you have plenty of money and/or this is your 2nd home. (And then you have capital gains taxes.) As mentioned by other readers, the reality of living and paying necessary bills affects this decisio...more