What do you think of all the suing and counter-suing occuring in the market place at the moment?  Samsung recently announced (regarding their largest customer, ironically) that Apple’s Been “Freeriding,” We’re Getting aggressive

Personally, while I am glad to see a little ‘pay back’ for what I am inclined to perceive as un-necessarily aggressive and broad sweeping behavior by Apple using some dubious “look and feel” type patents, I do wonder if all these this arms race is a waste of time and money.  With the Western world teetering in the edge of economic collapse, would these reserves be better deployed to innovation?  Not only would this benefit a lackluster global economy, but it would also enrich our lives.

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More sobering news just in - Australians working beyond 65 because they have no money for retirement | News.com.au.

This is an all too common scenario and no matter how often this is repeated by government campaigns and financial planners, this advice sadly often goes unheard.

What are your thoughts?

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Are Telcos ignoring the threat of commoditisation?

I have argued for some time that this is the case and telcos risk becoming just another dumb pipe and as we know commoditisation spells the death of profits.  And low and behold, Telstra’s profitability has plummeted in recent times, admittedly as part of a deliberate strategy but one none-the-less bought about by these dreaded competitive forces.

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