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To: Doren who wrote (147717)	1/4/2013 6:59:45 PM
From: Stock Puppy	3 Recommendations Respond to of 213173

Oh I like this app (and associated device). Let's hope the price goes down to a more reasonable level (now $20-$25) and longer battery life, but then again even so... Find the things you always lose - keys, dog, cat, kid, yourself... engadget.com Now all you need is two phones in case you lose one... What is it called? Irony? Or something else? The video definitely shows an iPhone, but when I first watched it, the ad just before is that almost scary - cyborg "you will be assimilated" commercial for the Android.

To: Doren who wrote (147717)	1/4/2013 7:17:12 PM
From: Road Walker	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

I have the perception that times have changed. Increased R&D may well be productive. We'll never know. But you've got the 80/20 rule. I've got a feeling at Apple it was the 95/5 rule. Jobs got people to produce beyond what was ordinary, into extraordinary. The fact that Cook has to triple R&D is a statement in itself. Apple can grow to match the R&D dollars of MSFT... but that's sort of proof that the $'s are not the key metric. We'll see, no doubt a lot of superb talent at Apple. Maybe the extra money is worth it.