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ThrowDemsOut
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US 3rd in exploiting IT & Comm Tech behind Denmark/Sweden

»tech.yahoo.com/news/ap/20090326/···nology_2
Denmark and Sweden are better than the United States in their ability to exploit information and communications technology, according to a survey published Thursday.

The United States, which topped the World Economic Forum's "networked readiness index" in 2006 before slipping down the rankings, climbed one place to third in the latest edition of the survey.

Singapore, the top Asian country, and Switzerland rounded out the top 5. Nordic nations Finland, Iceland and Norway followed, with Netherlands and Canada completing the top 10.

China jumped 11 spots to No. 46, leading the group of big emerging economies. India was 54th, five places ahead of Brazil, while Russia was down at No. 74.

The report covered 134 countries, with Chad, East Timor, Zimbabwe, Burundi and Bangladesh at the bottom.
The full listing is here:
»www.weforum.org/pdf/gitr/2009/Rankings.pdf
Japan & S.Korea with the fastest broadband evidently don't find that such a big advantage.

What made up the US ranking:
»www.weforum.org/pdf/gitr/2009/Un···ates.pdf
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BF69
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iTunes Variable Pricing

just when you think they get it they don't.

Ok price varrying is actually agood idea. A song from 25 years ago or longer shouldn't be the same price as a new song. However they shouldn't be increasing prices of the new songs they should be decreasing the prcies of the old songs.

I was never a music buyer even back before the internet. If I did have a tape it's stuff I taped off the radio. Mostly I just listened to radio. Now I know I COULD get all the songs I want for free, but that's illegal and not right so I don't do it. Now offer me these older songs for 29¢ or something and you might actually get me to buy some. It's found money for the record company and the artist.

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Re: iTunes Variable Pricing

Record off radio again... Internet radio!

I can get 2 albums per month - more if I get creative.
I'm just not that into music anymore.
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Huh?

So iTunes Variable Pricing is like two parties that freely enter into a binding contract that is forcibly modified 6 months after the fact by the douche nozzles in Washington?

I really don't get the comparison.

BF69
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Re: Huh?

said by shadow700:

So iTunes Variable Pricing is like two parties that freely enter into a binding contract that is forcibly modified 6 months after the fact by the douche nozzles in Washington?

I really don't get the comparison.
you make no sense. stay on topic.
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Re: Huh?

said by BF69:

you make no sense. stay on topic.
Which is exactly what I said when I read
iTunes Variable Pricing "is for the music industry what the AIG bonuses are for the insurance industry"

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