Analysis PR teams gear up for carnage
By Charlie Demerjian Friday, 02 May 2008
THIS SUMMER WE are going to see an large scale GPU war, something we haven't really seen for a few years now. Nvidia may have all the headlines today , but ATI has been plotting and rebuilding for the 7xx series launch. Last year, the mere suggestion of ATI doing well was laughed at, but the firm took the outright lead with the X2 cards and forced NV into the reactionary GX2. ATI can do three and four-way adequately, albeit with the the Broken OS, while NV can only do it in name. Same with the bucket called 'hybrid' for both power and frame rate. ATI has been plotting a comeback, and the R770/R700 parts should take the outright lead once again. The trick to the cards is what we told you almost two years ago, no more big GPUs.
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Friday, May 2, 2008
New York's "Amazon Tax" called "unconstitutional" by retailer
By Jacqui Cheng May 02, 2008
Amazon is fighting back against a newly-enacted New York state law that requires the online retailer to collect sales tax for the state of New York even though it has no physical presence there. In the complaint filed late last week, Amazon says the law is too broad and calls it unconstitutional because legislators specifically targeted Amazon when crafting the statute. The tax law in question is part of a new state budget signed by New York Governor David Paterson just last week. Previously, New York (like most states) only required online retailers to collect sales tax from customers if they have a physical presence in the state where the customer lives. This is because the states are limited in their ability to collect sales tax from retailers that are based out-of-state, although customers are technically required to keep track of their out-of-state purchases and own up to them to the IRS at tax time.
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Amazon is fighting back against a newly-enacted New York state law that requires the online retailer to collect sales tax for the state of New York even though it has no physical presence there. In the complaint filed late last week, Amazon says the law is too broad and calls it unconstitutional because legislators specifically targeted Amazon when crafting the statute. The tax law in question is part of a new state budget signed by New York Governor David Paterson just last week. Previously, New York (like most states) only required online retailers to collect sales tax from customers if they have a physical presence in the state where the customer lives. This is because the states are limited in their ability to collect sales tax from retailers that are based out-of-state, although customers are technically required to keep track of their out-of-state purchases and own up to them to the IRS at tax time.
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Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public
By WILL WEISSERT May 2, 2008
Cubans are getting wired. The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro. A tower-style QTECH PC and monitor costs nearly US$780 (euro505). While few Cubans can afford that, dozens still gawked outside a tiny Havana electronics store, crowding every inch of its large glass windows and leaving finger and nose prints behind. Inside, four clerks tore open boxes, hastily assembling display computers. By the time a sign went up listing the PCs specifications, more than a dozen shoppers were lined up to get in. "Look at that!" murmured Armando Batista as he pressed against the window. Although he can't afford to buy one, he said, "these are good for a start."
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Cubans are getting wired. The island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public for the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales as another despised restriction on daily life fell away under new President Raul Castro. A tower-style QTECH PC and monitor costs nearly US$780 (euro505). While few Cubans can afford that, dozens still gawked outside a tiny Havana electronics store, crowding every inch of its large glass windows and leaving finger and nose prints behind. Inside, four clerks tore open boxes, hastily assembling display computers. By the time a sign went up listing the PCs specifications, more than a dozen shoppers were lined up to get in. "Look at that!" murmured Armando Batista as he pressed against the window. Although he can't afford to buy one, he said, "these are good for a start."
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