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Dear Bioware managers and fans this is a open email to you concerning the Free to play model adopted and the impact in the returned players and actual subscribers planning to go to Free to play option:
In this thread i will state 3 major points :
1. I would like to state some FACTS about the game and why the Free to play model is introduced.
2. I'm going to state my experience as prefered subscriber after being asubscriber for many months and what the game offered to me.
3. I will explain wha I was expectning and, what (in MY HUMBLE opinion) was expecting and think would be better for the game.
a) The game is not in it's best shape: About 2,4 m copies of the game has been sold but the population of real subscribers is not what Bioware /EA expected , the numbers are about 500k and 1m before the guild wars launch.( Numbers we will place in 650k being generous)
b) The free to play model is introduced because many players doesnt think the game worth a monthly subscription. So BW and EA though the best way to attract new customers is showing them what the game has to offer. Giving the game for free but charging for the end game and comodities.
EDIT Monthly fee : (In fact, many players who have left the game said they would happily come back if they could play without the commitment of a monthly fee.) http://www.swtor.com/info/news/blog/20120731
c) There is a lot of people, about 2m who already paid for the game ammounts from 15'95 to 150 € , but did't liked it and decided to move to better places. Players that, I'm pretty sure, BW /EA would like to recover.
d )The game cost to BW/EA/LA a unknown ammount of money, something about 150- 500m$ acording different sources. We will leave it in 200m$ , money already recovered with the copies sold.
I supouse everyone is ok with this facts.
The Free to pla ymodel
I paid at December 2011, 150€ for this game and subscribed for severals months. (About 4) January, April September, October.
I didn't like the game tbh , but was the only star wars mmo there (official) and was interested in the new F2P model. I really enjoyed the PVP aspect of the game and was planning to switch to premium player and just pay for the PVP aspects of it.
What was my surprise when, switching to preferred player, I found the game is totally umplayable.
They do'nt want us to remain there, Bw only wants a full sub.
Equipment, slotbars, unify colors, craft, skills... everything must be paid again , not only for one toon, but for the entire account, making impossible play the game at all.
People says: The game is free , you are reciving a total leveling experience for free and you are complaining!
FALSE: I payed 150€ for a game back at December and they are looking for me to pay it again !!
They are punishing returned players and people who only like certain aspects just because they dindnt realize the game is plain "not good enough" for pay a full sub.
I'm NOT talking about play EVERYTHING for free , Im talking about play and pay for the aspects you really like. I was happy thinking I could pay 8$ month for the warzones and do what i really like to do , PVP with my 3 toons.
Well, if you planned to do that: you cant.
They will treat you as a person who never payed for the game and charged for every basic aspect, any other F2P game gives for free to you.
The current model is inviable for a returned or a person who doesnt want to pay a full sub.
So there is only 2 playing models: pay full sub or deluxe trial for new players.
Returneds and switchers are not supported/wanted.
I understand now you are giving the game for free, I understand the terrible limitations for those players who didn't deposit a dime for the game...but returneds? really? people who payd 65€ for a game and now they can't even use their stims because you removed biochem from them if you dont pay the ability?
they cant equip new gear, they cant play more than 1 toon because you need to unlock and pay EVERYTHING for each or insane expensive global unlocks for accounts.
What i was expecting:
I was expecting a model who let everyone pick the playing style they want to pay for.
Of course I didnt want all the things for free, of course I know full subscription must give a value for the ones who selets that model but treat your customers as a milky cow is not the way.
PVE+PVP+ Raiding is what this game can offer. Why people can't choose their gamestyle?
PVE: flashpoints pases daily/weekly/monthly
PVP: Warzone passes daily/weekly/monthly
Raiding. Operations passes daily/weekly/monthly
So here you have different kinds of billings:
All: for full subscribers 15$ month.
Daily/weekly passes: For casuals. 1/3 $ per gamestyle.
Monthly passes : For players who likes certains aspects of the game 5$ per game style.
Why they limited the game to a extreme that yo uonly want to leave as soon as possible from there an talk crap about them and their families?
Dudes we really want to throw our money to you , we really want to play the game! but YOU MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE.
In my humble opinion, I think 200k players paying 5$ month for a PVP experience, 100k paying 1-3$ every day for play flashpoints and operations and 1 m of happy customers is much better than 700k pissed ex-players talking crap and laughing about the most greedy and insane model ever seen in the MMO industry.
P.D 1: Excuse me for my bad english, hope you can understand what I was trying to say.
P.D 2 : Of course i deleted the game after 4 days trying to make the prefered player experience viable for my gamestyle. I dont consider this game worth for pay 15$ month just for do warzones. And like me, I'm sure many people does.
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You put this on their forums as well right?
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Forum ranks are useless.
Did you tried to mail them this? because.. hell.. its really convincing (no irony, really, its great) i think the payment method you just explained should be added for any f2p game "or any mmo at all" why should we pay for content we are not going to play with? really, makes you think about it. Good article.
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"I supouse everyone is ok with this facts."
Please link your factual data or we will simply consider your post BS.
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Players come for the game, but they stay for the people- Most Devs have forgotten this.
Originally posted by Airtaee
All this fuss over £2.50 or so a week
The only restriction I rewally don't understand is that on the chat channels... from an investment/ retention standpoint that's always been a dumb idea for a game of this type.
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and on this particular day... .. . not a pitty frack was given about the letter.
Seriously i am not sure why you bother to post this here and not in any of the hundreds of threads about the subject.
When do the good fight turn bad, Smedley is a good example.
This have been a good conversation
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"But it was so artistically done..." - Grand Admiral Thrawn's final words
Originally posted by Vesavius
I think they got this idea from SWTOR general forum. People were demanding no ability for F2P players to chat, bah, they wanted separate servers for them.
Personally I think that chat restruction is dumb.
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Originally posted by Sevenstar61
Well, if Freemiums are going to be treated like second class citizens, then not having full chat might be the least of their worries :-)
Not being useful to guilds at any level is perhaps a bigger concern. Or not being able to fully integrate into the community to form bonds, with all the benefits that go along with feeling needed... you know, the stuff that adds to a games retention rate.
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The worst thing is paying for action bars. Still ..you can get through 1/3 to half of your max level on one bar. Then it take some innovation...leaving fleet pass...transports off the bar and just going into menus to summon them. Same for other special emotes actions or summons. Other wise....you can fork over a few bucks to open them up for your current character..or a little more to open them for all current or future characters. I really don't see this as too much to spend. As for paying for FP...Ops and WZs....I haven't done many of those and I'm subbed. Warzones would be what I've experienced most and a couple times a week or whatever is fine for me but I can see how it would bother others .
Its not the first time I've seen stuff like this in cash shops. Just about every F2P I've been in does the same thing.They parcel out content aside ...dungeons..raids...battlegrounds..additional expanded areas..etc. Personally I think this game should have fixed as many bugs as possible.Then...if it had to go F2P...gone purely cosmetic. Even adding different haircuts..eyes colors...unmodded orange armor and weapons....whatever fits.. People WILL spend money to make their characters varied and unique with crap-tons of "outfits"..pets...speeders. Maybe add ship skins..inside decor..etc. I fear the ship changes would require an engine retool however.
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Well one of the FEW things I disagree with you about OP is saying this is the most greedy thing done...it isnt. That honor still belongs to Funcoms Freemium model with Age of Conan. They were charging $75 for an expansion pack that cost $39.99 in the stores when it was released...
$8 per character slot unlock, same for each class unlock
I would go on but I will just say that ALMOST everthing in their shop was the same, crazy high prices.
Anyway, I dont like any of the Freemium models, not one...they all go under the assumption that the game that lost so many players was still somehow going to be good enough to get people to want to pay money to unlock parts of it and still NEVER have everything that monthly subscribers has...moronic at best.
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OP (as many others vets) is unhappy because, for some reason, he thinks he deserves more than new players.
The preffered status gives you a bit of what is required to play, but isn't enough especially when you are used to others F2P mmo or be a normal TOR player.
Thing is most vets would be happy to pay for restricted content (not features not tools) would the price be right.
For now if you want to do a specific content, with weekly passes, you have to pay between $7,63 and $11,50 monthly.
(Ref: pricing form here formual is (4 + 2,5/7) weeks * pass price (ie: 30.5 days a month)
The low bracket seems reasonable but it's not taking into account that you have to spend quite a lot (again) to unlock all the bells and whistles: quickslot bars, respawn, toggle head slot, ... down to show titles.
Now it's getting pricey...
Then take the high bracket, (for people not getting the big CC package). It's getting more expensive than a sub considering not only you have to unlock some features, but you also don't get the 500 CC monthly. And it's only for being able to do one type of content only!
So now the choice is easy: sub or leave.
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Originally posted by Deewe
So basically, adding "F2P" was a bad joke since the choices, and the result, is the same they had before F2P.
The majority would not pay a sub for a half-assed game and thus quit.
EA CEO John Riccitiello's on future microtransactions: "When you are six hours into playing Battlefield and you run out of ammo in your clip, and we ask you for a dollar to reload, you're really not very price sensitive at that point in time...We're not gouging, but we're charging."
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EAware should have really copied aions F2P model. NCsoft makes boat loads of money selling costumes, pets, mounts, boosts, and so on on the story while the WHOLE game is comepletely free. I mean just read the features of being a F2P player.
What are the benefits of Truly Free?
The Aion Truly Free experience combines the best parts of the
Here are some of the key features of Aion Truly Free:
If swtor had this kind of model then EA would see a HUGE influx of new players. People care about being different so much that BW could sell modable armor, color crystals, modable weapons, mounts, companion skins, titles, and even the lotto packs and it would rake in cash. If people are being treated like $ signs then they will just leave, if they are being treated like human being then they will throw money at you because you are being respectful to them. The sub would get such benefits as:
Free content updates
500CC a month
Priority queue time
A special title and mount (only usable if subbed)
Ship Skins
Dual spec
Special forum tag
It seems that the subs are the loyal swtor customers so even if subs only entail fluff stuff and 500 CC a month thy will still sub because they are LOYAL!
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Originally posted by Deewe
^^ this will happen, in droves.
Survivor of the great MMORPG Famine of 2011
Originally posted by Deewe
I think you should read my thread... just before to place your opinion.
But no worries i have a TL,DR for you:
Pay for unlock a slotbar after paying 150€ for the game is not fair. Pay it separatly for every character you have...is just moronic.
Want new players who pay full sub? amke game fun.
In before your response game is fun for you: Tell that to the millon players lost by the way.
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Joined: 6/25/12
i started on free to play account. Just wanted to have a look on F2P swtor and compare with my experience as 5 month sab.
I not saying that i`m 100% happy, but F2P is very playable if u know what u want from SWTOR. I want story and i dont need to pay for it. U can buy most of unlocks. U can trade unlocks. So i dont c any problem with their model.
F2P brought more player that i ever seen on fleet Republic side had nearly 300 players. I was surprised.

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Originally posted by Sevenstar61
one of ragnarok oficial servers, had this 2 servers one to F2P players with the cash shop and the other server like P2P without the CS, worked for some time, but that only happen because pretty much all the big guilds go to forums and said they would leave with the whole guilds (more then half the server load) with of course wouldn't be good for then, so they jsut make this 2 servers
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Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son.
Chat restriction is the smartest thing they did for the F2P model. The trolling in general chat is already high with the paided subs. I can't imagine how much worse it would be without it.
Op it's your own dam fault you paid close to $300 for the pack you did. No one made you, yet you bought it. You played and decided the only aspect you like is PvP. Yet you complain that that you can't pick and chose what aspects of the game you can and want to play. Then to add to the hypocrisy by complaining that EA shouldn't be charging you for the parts of the game you want to play at the rate they are charging , mainly because you paid ~ $300 for the game. Yet, EA has decided if you like PvP you can play pvp only , it's just not a package. You'll need to pay for 2 quick slots ( might be able to get away with just one ) and a weekly WZ pass. For a grand total 740 Cartel coins or between $ 5.40 - $ 8.22 a week on the high side. So $ 15 a month ,just makes more sense. Which is what EA wants. So the real complaint boils down to, you don't want to pay the prices EA decided , but the ones you'd rather pay. See EA can pick and choose , just as much as you can.


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Mortgage Contract - Property of Robert Willian, Princes Street, Williamstown, 20 Apr 1888 Reg. No: HT 32089
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- Handwritten and printed mortgage dated April 20, 1888. Robert Willian mortgaged the Princes Street property to John Howe, gentleman, of Williamstown, for £270, to be paid in monthly £8 instalments. This contract was witnessed by J.R. Thompson, solicitor, Melbourne. In an addition to this document made at the same date and time, Robert Willian borrowed a further £44 from John Howe, making a total of £314 owing. This extra amount was to be paid in monthly instalments of £4. For Robert, this meant repayments were now £12 per month.
This document sits chronologically in the middle of four such documents, representing the financial dealings of Robert Willian and others, regarding this same property over the space of eight years. Eventually being unable to make repayments, this piece of land became the property of John Howe in 1893.
Robert William was born in what is now Port Melbourne in 1862. Working as a blacksmith for the Victorian Railways from 1880 until 1922, Robert spent his early life in the Williamstown area, later moving to the Ballarat area where he died in 1927.
The document was drawn up and verified by Henry Hunter, Melbourne, clerk to Messrs Pentland, Roberts and Thomson and signed by Henry Krone, acting Registrar-General. An addition made in 1890 documents a 'Further Equity (?)' between John Howe and Robert Willian.
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- One sheet document folded three times, with title, date and names on cover. Postage stamp and textile ribbon on cover. Large amount of text printed and written in black ink with ruled red ink borders and underlining. Postage stamp and two red wax seals on inner page.
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- These documents, and the related personal stories, are significant to the state of Victoria and also to the areas of Williamstown and potentially Ballarat. They represent a single person's financial and personal struggles but also place this man within the larger context of the Depression of the 1890s and the many affected.
Aspects of the lives of the people mentioned in these documents (and their families) represent a community's involvement with events and themes in Australia's history that many feel define the nation, including immigration and a pioneering spirit of adventure, both world wars, the depression of the late 19th century. and the influenza pandemic of the early 20th century.
The documents also suggest a sense of community - both as part of Williamstown's Scottish community and the wider Williamstown community.The men involved in this property's history were workers, doctors, architects, carpenters; rich and poor, yet they were all part of one close and vibrant community, where 'class', in the traditional sense of the word, did not appear to limit people's interactions with one another.
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|Migration Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Robert Willian, Blacksmith (1862-1927), Edward Garland Figg, Scottish Migrant & Doctor (1815-1902), John Howe, English Migrant, Carpenter, Architect & Gentleman (circa 1825-1903), Mark Nelson, Danish Migrant & Carpenter (circa 1858-1923)
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|Front cover title: 'Dated 11th day of April 1888, Mr. Robt. Willian to Mr. John Howe, MORTGAGE. RECEIVED into the Office of the Registrar General of the Colony of Victoria, at Melbourne, the twentieth day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty-eight at the hour of 1.45pm o'clock in the after noon, a Memorial of the within Deed Numbered six hundred and forty five (No. 645) Book 375 and verified by Henry Hunter of no 90 Chancery Lane Melbourne, Clerk to messrs. Pentland, Roberts and Thompson of the same place. (signature of Henry Krone), Acting Registrar General'.
Reverse cover title: 'Dated the fourteenth day of August 1890, Robert Willian to John Howe, Further ?? (possibly says 'Equity'). Received into the office of the Registrar General of the Colony of Victoria at Melbourne, the fourteenth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety at the hour of 2.40pm, o'clock in the after-noon a memorial of the within Deed numbered One hundred & forty five (No 145) Book (364) and verified by Anthony Partler (?) Smith (?), Clerk to Mr James Hall of City Chambers Elizabeth Street Melbourne, Solicitor. (signature of R Baurgh?), Deputy Registrar General'.
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Fifteen years ago, GUNBOAT set out to create the safest world cruising sailboat that could be conceived. TRIBE launched, and pioneered a new high-performance cruising catamaran segment. Leading innovation at every step with high-tech structures, breakthrough ocean-going designs, and luxurious interiors, GUNBOATs maintain superior safety margins while engineered to round-the-world racing standards. The knowledge gained from six previous series and a decade of refinement and innovation continue to push us to ever improve and evolve the segment we created. GUNBOAT introduces the latest series at 65', 72', and 77' to compliment the foiling G4 and the award winning GUNBOAT 55.
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I have gained and lost the same 10 pounds so many times over and over again my cellulite must have déjà vu.
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I have gained and lost the same 10 pounds so many times over and over again my cellulite must have déjà vu.
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Ever wonder how you gained 5 pounds overnight—even when you're cutting calories? The usual culprit is water weight.
If your stomach feels bloated, your face looks puffy, or your hands and feet swell, it's likely that your body is retaining water. And this may show up on the scale as a few extra pounds. Not fun.
Here's why it happens. Your body is constantly trying to rid itself of the salt you consume. When it can't purge all the extra salt, your tissues react by holding on to water, so the ratio of salt to water is always at a safe level.
But if you want to determine your real weight, see how close you are to your fitness goals, and button up those old jeans with ease, follow these quick tips to lose the extra water weight—fast.
It may seem counterintuitive, but not drinking enough water every day can actually make you retain more water! Dehydration causes your body to go into panic mode, and it'll hold on to water the next time you take a drink. Diuretics like alcohol, tea, and caffeinated soda can actually have a dehydrating effect on your body since they flush water out of your system.
What to do? Drink at least eight to ten glasses of water each day so your body will maintain its fluid balance, and you won't gain those extra pounds. Water is the best diuretic you can give your body and it's all natural, and usually free! If looking thinner and feeling less bloated isn't enough motivation, here's some more. Drinking water before each meal has been shown to help promote weight loss and even to help keep your skin healthy, which is particularly useful if you don't want your skin to sag once you lose weight.
So keep a water bottle at your desk, send yourself "drink water" reminders if you have to, track your water intake for motivation, or do whatever it takes to remember to drink enough water. The extra hydration will prevent those false pounds from showing up on the scale.
When you sit in one place for a long period of time, your circulation slows down and your body can begin to swell. Exercise promotes blood flow and circulation (not to mention sweating). So when you get in some serious cardio, you'll literally sweat out excess fluids and pounds. Make sure to get your daily exercise to help rid your body of water weight.
The exercise program that leaves my workout clothes most drenched in sweat would have to be Chalene Johnson's TurboFire®. When I eat too much salt or just too much food and feel extra bloated, Chalene's latest program is my savior that helps me get my stomach looking flat, fast. I just pop one of the high-intensity interval training or cardio kickboxing discs in the DVD player to work up a serious sweat and burn major calories. I think it's the awesome music remixes that keep me going through the intense cardio conditioning. After big holiday meals, like the annual Thanksgiving feast for example, I can expect to find my coworkers ready for some TurboFire to fire up our weight loss and sweat it all out.
To give your body a break from retaining water and working hard to eliminate sodium in the first place, try to keep your sodium intake to less than 2,300 milligrams per day and avoid adding salt to foods.
Watch out for sneaky salt in boxed or packaged foods by reading nutrition labels carefully. Some of the foods where sodium is often hidden are canned soups, fast foods, pickled foods, processed/deli meats, cheeses, frozen meals, and soy sauce. Make sure to look for labels that say "reduced sodium" or "sodium free." You may also want to choose fresh vegetables over canned. While canned veggies can be a handy substitute for fresh, they're typically laden with preservatives or sauces and seasonings that add extra sodium. A cup of canned cream-style corn, for example, contains 730 milligrams of sodium.
Also, food at restaurants and fast food establishments often contains high amounts of sodium. Eliminate all table salt and try using pepper or other spices on your food instead. Or, maybe try nothing and remind yourself what the food actually tastes like.
Another great way to keep track of your sodium intake is by getting your own customized nutrition plan with Team Beachbody's My Meal Planner. It's an awesome new benefit of the Team Beachbody® Club membership. You'll get a week's worth of recipes that include low-sodium options, or you can modify and make substitutions to the recipes for even lower sodium options. I use it to track my progress throughout the week so I know all my nutrition stats. You can even use the food analyzer to search any food and get the nutrition information for it. I'm obsessed.
Deficiencies in protein, along with vitamins B1, B5, and B6, can lead to water retention as these nutrients assist with fluid balance functioning. Some good sources of these nutrients include lean beef, legumes, and low-fat dairy products. You should try to eat two to three appropriate portions of lean protein per day.
Undereating can also cause you to gain water weight. Eating fewer than 1,200 calories a day may cause your body to retain water and, ironically enough, cause you to gain more weight.
Having too much sugar in your body can cause your insulin levels to rise. High levels of insulin may make it harder for your body to get rid of sodium, which in turn causes water weight gain.
Fresh fruits and vegetables—especially those naturally rich in water, such as watermelon, onions, celery, and cucumbers—can make you urinate more frequently, reducing water retention. Fruits and vegetables also provide ample sources of potassium, which assists with fluid balance within body cells. I love going to the farmers' market on Sundays and picking up fresh fruits and veggies, but let's face it—making constant trips to buy fresh produce doesn't always fit into my lifestyle. Thank goodness for Shakeology®. It's an easy way to get my fruits and veggies without having to set up shop in the produce section of the market. And that way, my veggies come in the form of a delicious chocolate-flavored treat. I sometimes toss a mini banana into my shake for some extra potassium, which also helps discourage water retention and keeps my muscles from cramping up during workouts.
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Were you one of those kids who hated "stinky" veggies like broccoli and cabbage? Did serving you a spoonful of cod liver oil mean a battle royale for your parents? "But it's good for you!" they'd coax, as if that mattered one bit to you. For some of us, if a food stinks, no amount of vitamins and minerals will cause us to force it down.
If that's the case, maybe some perspective might help. Truth is, none of those foods actually smelled that bad (except maybe the fish oil). You want to know about some real stinky foods? We've got four right here that are guaranteed to make you scrunch up your face, spit them out, and head for the (sweeter-smelling) hills. Yet they're all allegedly supposed to be incredibly good for you. Are they all worth the gag factor? Let's check out these four super-smelly "superfoods."
My favorite massage therapist recently told me about a fermented tea known as kombucha. Having never heard of it before, I was soon intrigued by the many Web sites and blogs dedicated to the stuff, glowing testimonials from dedicated fans—even YouTube® videos by drinkers extolling the virtues of this ancient Asian wonder tea that has apparently become the hot new thing in America. That being said, I was definitely grossed out by the main ingredient of kombucha: a big, smelly, slimy grayish blob of yeast-bacteria culture that kombucha lovers call the "mother." It's a symbiotic, probiotic colony of yeast and bacteria (the friendly type), and kombucha is made by combining this culture with a mixture of black tea, water, and sugar. (The "mother" is created from an originating batch of tea, water, and sugar that successfully ferments, so becoming the culture for all subsequent batches—much the way sourdough bread is made.) The ingredients are allowed to ferment, usually from 7 to 10 days, preferably in a wide-mouth jar covered in a porous cloth that will allow the mixture to "breathe" while filtering out any impurities. However, it's at this stage that contamination can easily occur (most impurities are airborne—especially in this case), which could turn the tea into something that could get you really sick if ingested. If all goes well, however, the result is a jar of fizzy, cider-like brew topped by a floating jellyfish-like mass that smells—by most accounts—like a mix of stinky feet, stale sweat, and the sticky, beer-soaked carpet of your local dive bar. The taste is similarly quite pungent and tangy, but the tea is said to contain "dozens of elements, many of which are known to promote healing for a variety of conditions."1
What does this mean exactly? It's suggested that newcomers to "K-tea" start out with no more than 1 to 4 ounces in a day, and to let their bodies get used to the stuff gradually before increasing the amount of daily intake. So a 1-ounce serving of "plain" kombucha (no added sweeteners or flavors) contains 5 calories, 2.1 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA)* of vitamin B12, 3.1 percent of the RDA of folate, 1.3 grams of sodium, 1 gram of total carbohydrate, and 0.5 grams of total sugars. Also present are varying amounts of lactic, acetic, malic, oxalic, gluconic, butyric, nucleic, and amino acids, as well as enzymes.
And therein lies the rub: While regulated amounts of vitamin B12 and folate should be part of a healthy diet, the jury's still out on the host of acids and other elements found in kombucha, which are indeed responsible for the smell and flavor of the tea, but are they actually good for you? For instance, malic acid is present in unripe fruits. It's what makes apples sour and tart, but it'll also burn your mouth if you eat too much, and just like Mom always predicted, too large a dose will give you a tummy ache. Butyric acid is found in Parmesan cheese—and vomit. (You make the connection.) Oxalic acid's main applications are bleaching and rust removal, while calcium oxalate is the most common component of kidney stones. There have not yet been any conclusive studies showing that the regular consumption of these elements actually produces consistent beneficial results. And, as even kombucha lovers will tell you, too much is not a good thing.
Bottom Line: The risk of contamination in a homemade kombucha brew is high—the consequence of which is turning your tea from healthy to potentially deadly. Some of the elements present in this brew can be good for you in very small amounts; however, ingesting too much of the other elements present can have the opposite effect. Furthermore, there's a lot to be said for regularly brewed, unfermented tea, which is loaded with antioxidants. The conclusion? Just because it smells bad doesn't mean it's necessarily good for you.
Smelly Superfood Vote: NO
This tropical fruit is widely eaten and loved in Southeast Asia, apparently for both its taste (which has been described as having elements of mango and creamy custard with notes of onion or garlic) and its nutritional value. It's a fascinating fruit—grown on trees throughout the region, a ripe durian is about the size and shape of a rounded football and is covered in thick, sturdy half-inch-long thorns, making it look like a very distressed blowfish. Indeed, it's recommended that those who harvest the fruit wear a hard hat, and there are often signs posted at the base of the trees warning people not to linger under them too long for fear of being bonked on the head—a bloody and potentially fatal occurrence.
It takes a really sturdy, large knife to crack these things open, and it's best to do this outdoors, on a solid, steady surface. Opening a durian outdoors is also recommended because it'll stink up your place pretty quickly, with the odor (imagine rotten, mushy onions mixed with sweaty old gym socks and a dash of vomit) lasting for a good, long while. The flesh, which is a pale yellow with a creamy or custardy texture, surrounds five or six large seeds—the layout of flesh and seeds is much like that of an avocado. It's a bit of a challenge to find durian in the U.S.—some Asian markets will carry them, usually in the freezer section, but because of their extreme smell, shipping from overseas is not a common occurrence. It's also important to understand that even in the countries where durian is a beloved and popular treat, many office buildings, hospitals, and mass transit systems actually forbid the fruit to be carried, let alone opened and eaten on the premises! However, if you do come across some and you really want to buy one, it'll cost you anywhere from $5.00 up to $25.00—depending on availability and quality.
So how does this superfruit add up? A single 243-gram (1 cup) serving contains 357 calories, with 108 of those calories coming from unsaturated fat. You will, however, receive 80 percent of your RDA of vitamin C and 37 percent of your RDA of dietary fiber, along with substantial RDAs of thiamin (61 percent), riboflavin (29 percent), vitamin B6 (38 percent), folate (22 percent), potassium (30 percent), manganese (39 percent), copper (25 percent), and magnesium (18 percent).
Bottom Line: For those in areas or economic situations that make a nutritionally sufficient diet a hard thing to come by, or for anyone living in Southeast Asia, durian could definitely be of value. But for the sheer desire to add something healthy and smart to balance out a diet, my vote is definitely a big thumbs-down. Lack of availability, difficulty of preparation, and high fat and caloric content all make this fruit not so super.
Eloquently described by a Japanese friend whose mom looooves to eat the natto, or fermented soybeans, this stuff is something both old-timers and young people throughout Japan have historically enjoyed eating in a variety of ways. And as Japanese culture and cuisine have become more known and loved around the world, so has natto. It's common knowledge that soybeans must be cooked or fermented in some way in order to release their nutritive value (as we have learned from miso, soy sauce, tofu, and edamame). Long hailed as a staple of traditional Japanese diets, natto consists of soaked and steamed soybeans that are then laced with Bacillus subtilis natto (a "good" bacteria) and left to ferment in a warm, moist, dark, and airtight place for a day or so. Another week of successful aging, this time in the refrigerator, results in the beans' becoming covered in a thick, slimy goo, the odor of which is quite reminiscent of, well, Limburger cheese. Usually natto is found in a market's refrigerator section, in little ready-to-eat single-serving packs with pouches of mustard and soy sauce. Natto lovers enthusiastically flip open the lid, peel off the plastic-film cover, and give the beans a brisk stir—"15 times" as an old saying goes. This makes the beans even slimier, and the thick, mucus-like coating gets extra-stringy and goopy, all good signs of a really yummy batch of natto. It's commonly eaten over a bowl of rice, and lots of natto fans add a raw egg to the whole mess, along with a handful of sliced green onions.
How does this treat add up, nutrition-wise? Well, perhaps millions of people can't be that wrong. One 100-gram serving of natto contains 212 calories, 18 grams of protein (35 percent of your RDA), 47 percent for iron, 16 percent for total fat, 7 percent for saturated fat, and 21 percent each of your RDAs of dietary fiber, calcium, and vitamin C. If you're manganese-deficient, this stuff is for you—it's got 76 percent of your RDA, along with significant amounts of copper (33 percent), vitamin K and magnesium (each with 38 percent of the RDA), potassium (30 percent), zinc (20 percent), phosphorus (17 percent of your RDA), selenium (a whopping 212 percent of your RDA), thiamin (10 percent), riboflavin (11 percent), vitamin B6 (6 percent), and folate (2 percent). So that's why people eat the stuff! According to the Federation of Japan Natto Manufacturers' Cooperative Society, as of 2007, approximately 130,000 tons of soybeans went into natto production yearly, and more than 79 percent of those who chose to eat natto did so because of its nutritional value.
Bottom Line: It's smelly. It's slimy. It looks and tastes weird, and it kinda has a lot of calories, too. However, I like blue cheese, so who am I to talk? Many, many people who love to eat natto will tell you right off that it's an acquired taste, but that you will grow to love it. And the nutritional punch this stuff packs makes it an Official Smelly Superfood. I might just be willing to give it another try.
Smelly Superfood Vote: YES
Despite the fact that this sticky, gooey stuff stinks to high heaven, it seems to be gaining popularity among a whole new generation of Marmite eaters. According to the "I like Marmite" Facebook page, Marmite is "made from spent brewer's yeast, that comes in a distinctive black jar with a yellow lid." Although Marmite is currently owned by corporate leviathan Unilever, the Marmite Food Extract Company came into being back in 1902, when someone at a food factory figured out that all the leftover yeast extract from the brewery next door actually had some nutritional value—mainly a host of B vitamins, which are good for cell metabolism, healthy skin, and fighting off anemia, among other things. Marmite's makers have shamelessly kept the exact recipe secret. However, they do tell us that extra vitamin B ingredients do get added to the mix, along with some vegetable and spice extracts. The general breakdown goes something like this: A single 4-gram serving contains 9 calories, 200 milligrams of sodium (8 percent of your RDA), and 1.5 grams of protein (3 percent of your RDA). It'll also give you the following RDAs: 60 percent of vitamin B12, 50 percent of folic acid, 36 percent of riboflavin, 18 percent of thiamin, and 17 percent of niacin.
Marmite is really salty, quite pungent, savory, and tangy. Think of it as really smelly, thick, nutritious soy sauce, if you know what I mean. I asked my neighbor, who hails from London, what he thought of Marmite. "Hate it!" he immediately exclaimed. "But," he added, "my children both love it." Apparently, Father doesn't always know best.
Bottom Line: Go for it! (In, of course, very small doses.) If you put it on your toast, the thinnest of layers will do.
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Google Maps 7 Wonders of the 50 US States
Juan Taylor is back with a twist on his earlier 7 Wonders of the world Google Maps Mashup. This time he has created a Google Map for each of the 50 US states showing their 7 "wonders". Juan has also created a map which shows the 7 wonders for the USA (countrywide) as well. These 7 include the Golden Gate Bridge, Times Square, Statue of Liberty, Walt Disney World, Lincoln Memorial, Grand Canyon and the Gateway Arch. This list may be considered subjective since I'm not sure if Juan is taking these places from a definitive list (if one even exists?) Regardless this mashup will show you highlights for each state and perhaps even a list of places for you to visit if you're visiting! Use the handy links to Wikipedia entries that Juan has linked off to and click zoom below each entry to use the Google Maps satellite imagery to explore each of these places. This is fun to explore, and teachers might even consider using this for a geography or history lesson..
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Campbeltown whiskies are a curious mix. Characteristics include a defined dryness with a pungency, smoke and a solid salinity. Imagine a cross between the Lowlands and the Western Highlands with a pinch of salt thrown in for good measure.
There was a time when Campbeltown was the most prolific of all of Scotland's whisky regions. Around a century ago there were as many as twenty-eight distilleries in the geographically smallest of Scottish appellations. Today there are but three: the newly founded Mitchell's Glengyle, though it will be a few more years 'til any Glengyle single malt whisky is bottled, Glen Scotia and Springbank, a distillery which produces three very different whiskies using different levels of peat and still combination. Campbeltown sits on the Mull of Kintyre peninsula protruding from the western coast, 'mist rolling in from the sea'. It is the proximity to the coast that gives the whisky its salty tang. Campbeltown single malts are often superb aperitifs.
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iBooks on iPhone 3GS - app review
Finally, iBooks for iPhone arrives! I have been enjoying iBooks on my iPad for some time now. With iBooks for iPhone many more people can enjoy portable reading with their phones. How does iBooks measure up? Keep reading to find out!
After updating to iOS4 for iPhone 3GS I promptly downloaded iBooks. Apple has done a fantastic job with the application and it translates very nicely to the small screen. Let's start off with actually getting a book on your device. When you first launch the app, it asks if you want it to sync with other devices to keep bookmarks, notes, etc. in sync. Next, you are presented with a blank bookshelf. The promised Winnie the Pooh book is free, but you have to get it yourself. So to do that, I tapped the store icon and the app rotated in 3D very smoothly to reveal the iBooks store. From here you can find any Featured books, the New York Times Charts, Search and review your purchases.
Tap a book you are interested in and and you can download a sample (the samples typically contain at least one whole chapter, but sometimes more) or purchase the book. So, I went to the search option and looked up Winnie the Pooh. After finding the book, I tapped the "Free" button, the store flipped back to reveal my bookshelf, or Library, and it proceeded to download. About 10 seconds later I had Winnie the Pooh on my iPhone.
To begin reading just tap the book and you are taken to the first page. To go back to the Library, tap the icon in the top left. To view the Table of Contents and Bookmarks, tap the icon next to that. Simply tapping the left to right side of the page turns it. You can't scroll up or down; that's not very book-like. You can tap and hold on any text to bring up a few different tools. Some of the more useful ones are Highlight, Dictionary and Note. You can tap highlight and iBooks applies a highlight to the text. Tap again and you can add a note or change the note color.
If tapping the side of the page doesn't excite you, the page can be manually turned by tapping and holding the bottom right corner and turning the page like a real book. The effect is gorgeous and it really is impressive. At the top of the page you have more choices beyond returning to the Library or the Table of Contents. You can adjust font size, change the font, adjust brightness (especially helpful at night) and a new feature- sepia color. This is particularly nice as it dulls down the very bright background and makes it a little easier on the eyes. Next, you can search within the iBook, but it doesn't stop there. You can also search in Google and Wikipedia right from the search page! When done reading, you can tap the top right corner of any page and place a bookmark. All bookmarks, notes and highlights are accessible from the Table of Contents page.
Another new feature that Apple added with this release of iBooks is the ability to read PDFs. You can add PDFs a couple of ways. First, you can add a PDF in email to iBooks directly from the mail app. Second you can add PDFs to the Books section in iTunes and sync them over. Once a PDF is added, you see a PDF button next to Book on the top of the Library. Tap the PDF button to look at your PDFs and they are beautifully rendered. Scroll your finger along the bottom to view the different pages or Tap the Table of Contents button to get a zoomed out view of all PDF pages. Search, bookmarks, etc., work with PDFs as well.
They only real chink I can find in iBooks armor is there is no option for landscape in iBooks or PDF view. This is disappointing since on the iPad app, you get a two page view. I understand this may not be possible with the screen real estate, but just like the web, sometimes landscape is preferred. Many apologies. I was impatient waiting for my 3GS to rotate. Many thanks to the commenters on this post for pointing this out.
This is a must-buy free app for Apple. You have access to more than romance novels. Technical references abound and can come in really handy when you need them and viewing PDFs is very convenient. If you would like to know more about iBooks for iPad, check out our earlier review.
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Unusable slow and unresponsive on my 3G. Perhaps on Thursday...
Yeah there is def a landscape view but it takes a bit and is kind of slow?
Regarding landscape, in fairness, he probably was playing with the new portrait view lock beforehand. But yes, it's slow, just plain all around. And I'm seeing slowness beyond iBooks. But it's not that different from when iphone os 3.0 reached the 3g last year- that was slow too- till I got the 3gs.
On a different note, I'm really impressed with the syncing. It works over 3g, without itunes running- or the computer itunes runs on being live. It reminds me of notifications, in that it's completely cloud-based.
I can't find the bookmark button. The instructions say to hit the button to place a bookmark, but I don't see it. Do you?
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Am I missing something? I have the iBooks on mi iPod touch 2nd gen and when I turn my iPod sideways, it just turns the pages itself...making it wider, for me, I don't see any 2-page at a time format. Anyone else having this problem?
I found it sluggish on a 3G. More an iPad app (in my opinion).
is it just me finding im asked for my password over and over and books never download?
this app is to slow deleted it
anyone know of a workaround to getting the notes exported from iBooks? This is a much needed feature, and not a hard one to do, even Kindle does this... I should be able to export all my notes taken into a text file or something like that, stupid not to have this, had to be some DRM idiot in charge of that one.
Yes, same here! I keep trying to download samples, but it will never fully load, and I keep getting asked for my password to sync. Even if I don't want it to sync, the PW pop up will show. Disappointed.
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is it just me finding im asked for my password over and over and books never download?
I prefer Stanza (free) for books and Goodreader ($2) for PDFs.
As an avid mac fiend and initially thrilled by the great look of iBook I am so disappointed! After using Stanza until the iBook app came out - it pains me to say this, but iBook is so painfully slow I miss Stanza like nobody's business, but with the limitations on book selection (since it was acquired by Amazon) i mistakenly got excited by Apple coming to the rescue and coming out with iBook- i feel like i've been relegated to dial-up as punishment for some reprehensible crime...come on this is the digital age- where is the Apple of yesteryear that would not stand for sub par functionality - ranks right up there with the customer service faux pas "hold your phone differently if you want better signal strength" what????!!!!! Had to get that off my chest.
My bill has shot up since I started using iBooks on my commute. Do you rack up charges reading on the go out of wifi range and usuing 3G ?
Good: Great app for easy access to reading all the time anywhere you go.
Bad: Not all the books have the entire contents of the book. Some pages just give an error message. I tried updating software and searched apple help forums only to find other unanswered questions about the infamous error message listed below....... 173 pages of this same message. not a very good book :)
This page contains the following errors:
error on line one at column 1:
I'm pretty sure all isales are final. Even on books with error message filled pages. Most books work great though.
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We've seen case manufacturers put together dummy Apple products before, and while they're not always perfectly accurate, they can often be based on actual parts or specs smuggled out of the supply line. The above video was filmed at IFA 2012 and shows a quick hands-on with one such dummy, in this case an iPhone 5 by GSM Israel News.
Take it as an approximation of what the iPhone 5 might look and handle like, but don't take it as anything more than that.
The video shows the iPhone 5 dummy in an unmarked skin case. Once removed, it looks pretty much identical to the assembled parts leaks we've seen shown off previously, complete with iPhone identifier and markings on the back. It remains taller, with a 4-inch, 16:9 screen and a centered FaceTime Camera. And it remains primarily metal-backed, with RF-friendly glass sections above and below so it can connect to networks and other devices via cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth. The 3.5mm headphone jack remains at the bottom, and the new, miniaturized Dock connector is in full view. As is a curious little oblong between the rear, iSight camera and the LED flash.
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Update 2: We've swapped out the Hebrew language video with the English version they've just posted. Enjoy.
Update 3: digital.sina.com.hk may have scored some time with a similar unit. (Only one Home screen is shown in both pictures, so it's hard to tell if it's more than just another dummy/mock up/assembly.)
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you've dropped it from 10,000 ft? yes, i just imagined that.
but i've never had mine break either. :P
I have. In a manner of speaking.
Why don't people realize there won't be an edge to edge for a reason?? I'm so tired of hearing this stupid idea. The bezel is one of the most important parts about a smartphone, because if you are to hold it in one hand your palm touches that area. Logically think about it.
I do agree though on the top and bottom wanting to be smaller, but I can imagine Apple needs as much space as possible if trying to cram so much stuff in a thinner phone.
I don't know. This guy pretty much nailed the 4S last year, and it looks like the leaks are right.
It's a fake like all of the other alleged leaked iPhone parts pics and vids. Apple Legal would be all over this and the others if it were real. Sneaking parts out of a company supply chain amounts to industrial espionage and that's illegal. So don't be too shocked if the new iPhone doesn't look anything like any of these pics or vids. They're all fake.
The company has to make tens of millions of these things to be ready on release day. I don't think it'd be humanly possible not to have some smuggled out. They are pretty small devices after all. Apple's army of factory workers aren't cartel drug laborers. They don't work in their underwear and get cavity searched every time they leave the factory floor.
I don't care whether its real or not. It simply needs to have a larger screen.
If not...then I won't be getting one probably.
I sold my iPhone 4s 4 weeks ago and got a larger screen Galaxy S3. I've been keeping a journal of all the good and bad things I have observed since the change. One thing that surprised me was that the larger screen size just wasn't worth the inherent uncomfortableness of holding a larger form factor. My hands are average size. I could not find a way to hold on to the S3 for more than even 3 minutes (especially in landscape orientation) without starting to wonder about the long term impact on my hands. I have heard talk about the iPhone being the ideal size to fit in your hand, but dismissed it as a minor issue. It isn't. I now understand why the iPhone 5 will be taller and not wider. I am going to hold on to the S3 for a couple more months and then go back to the iPhone 5 (supply allowing).
As for the video, its fake. the headphone jack at the bottom does not appear to be a real hole. also Apple's minimalist style would not allow them to draw an extra decorative circle around the rear facing camera. And why else would they refuse to turn the phone on?
Exactly this. After having an iPhone 4 for a long time I decided to get the Galaxy Nexus to see if I wanted the next iPhone or the next Nexus. After using it for some time now (don't get me wrong the Android OS has gotten REALLY good since the Jelly Bean update) I can't stand the phone. The screen size, although big and convenient to watch videos or browse the web, was just impossible to use with one hand. Even pulling down the notification bar took slightly more effort needed than I would have imagined.
I doubted Apple's decision on a taller screen (ASSUMING the rumors are true), but I can totally understand now why.
Actually, my problem with the S3 is not that I can't one-hand it. I don't mind using two hands. My problem is that I experienced physical discomfort if I hold it for any longer than 2-3 minutes. The longer and more often I hold it, the worse it is. In extreme cases (when reading a book) I find myself doing hand stretching exercises to deal with it. This is something I never had with the iPhone. That extra little stretch to grab the phone makes a difference. And while I thought I would love the huge screen, it doesn't make that big a difference.
By the way, I also find that the S3 cannot be set as bright or as vivid as my 4s. I have been watching movie trailers along side iPhone 4 and found that the S3 loses a great deal of detail in the shadow/contrast even when brightness settings were maxed out. I am actually shocked. I really expected a similar experience or even conquerable given the larger screen size.
Your post is revealing. The S3 is supposed to be Samsung's Flagship device, it's supposed to be able to go toe to toe with the iPhone, but the screen isn't even close in terms of sharpness or brightness. If this is any indication, Apple is still leap years ahead of the competition. They will continue to sell many iPhones.
Btw - the HTC One X has a better screen than the Galaxy S3. Just look at the two side by side, the colors are much more accurate. Personally I own the HTC Amaze and Galaxy S2 which are both 1 generation removed from the current. The HTC Amaze's screen beats the Galaxy S2 both in terms of sharpness (by a lot, it has more ppi) and color accuracy. The S2 puts out a greenish hue.
If you know the history of why Samsung made their screens bigger, you know it had nothing to do with the fact that they wanted a better experience. If you Google it, you'll discover it had to do with screen resolution. They had to make the screen bigger or the icons would have looked too small or too huge and they would not have been spaced proportionally.
I'm gonna say that oval area between the back camera and the led light is going to be a MICROPHONE. It makes perfect sense if your recording with the back camera to have a MIC there to record your sound. This MIC could be used also for noise cancellation when you are talking on the phone since the front of the phone will be facing your cheek when talking and this MIC will be facing away from you. Anyways.... that's just my thoughts.
I also noticed the noise cancellation MIC that used to be on the top is no longer there. So I'm gonna stick with my guess that the oval hole between the camera and led is the cancellation MIC and possible MIC when recording from the back camera.
It's a real fake thats for sure!
The CE mark on the back of the phone is too close. per regulations, if you make the "C" into a circle it should overlap the left part of the "E"
Someone that made the labeling on the back obviously didn't check the requirements of the european CE mark regulations.
It would have be more believable if it were correct.....now it's just a spoof
Yeah it does say dummy but the douche in the video acts like its the real deal. He says, a, they asked not to turn it on. Yeah right. Lolz
I have no problem with the design. It's not that big a difference from the current design. I don't understand why y'all are complaining. If you think this design is ugly then the 4S (and 4) is ugly too because they aren't that different.
I wonder about the implications for the iPod Touch. That's what I really want. If the iPod Touch will look like this, then I'd like to get one. The iPod Touch has been a number one seller on Amazon for long time. It would be nice to have a wider screen for games and movies.
It's also not surprising to me that Apple would go conservative with the new iPhone. This isn't Steve Jobs pulling the strings anymore. It's Tim Cook. He's a geek, a numbers guy who specializes in Supply-Chain Management. He doesn't know about high class design or how to make the next gizmo that will change our lives. You can probably expect a lot more of the same, and a lot less "Wow" with Cook at the helm.
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