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Geez people. How log has the iPhone been in China?... Give it some time, it's not like the Chinese are made of money like we are. I'm sure more will swap to it when they next replace their phones. Also, with the next iPhone and iOS6 due out later this year, that'll help things as well because some people do think that iOS is limited in terms of what it can do as opposed to Android.
Apple and the iPhone trailing Samsung in China
If you though the iPhone was big in China, think again. Gartner says that despite landing a deal with China Telecom, Apple has only a third of Samsung's smartphone market share. Samsung currently holds 24.3%, while Apple currently commands 7.5% of Chinese smartphone owners. Gartner says that the situation won't change without support for China Mobile, the biggest carrier in the country (and the world, for that matter).
As is, Apple will be able to reach 34% of the Chinese market, leaving about 655 million consumers outside of their reach. Even without official support, 15 million China Mobile subscribers are apparently willing to live on 2G and Wi-Fi so long as they get to use an iPhone 4S.
Although it's unfortunate for Apple that they're missing out, they haven't bothered to make an AWS-compatible iPhone to address the entire U.S. market, so it's not entirely surprising that they aren't willing to make a TD-SCDMA iPhone either. Maybe once China rolls out LTE Apple will be able to address the entire market there.
Yes, Apple is still dominating in global profit share, but with Apple's margins, every point of market share brings with it a huge amount of profit share, and in China they're just not exploiting it to its full potential yet.
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Apple and the iPhone trailing Samsung in China
iOS is limited. VERY limited. That will NEVER change.
identical to your range of comments then.
iOS natively is actually not that limited. Apple just chooses to make it like that in stock form. If Apple had used Android instead, it would still be just as limited because they belive in controlling the user experience in order to keep it at the expected level of quality they want out of it.
Think of it like this... Apple = IT Lockdowns and Android = Hacker Grunge. It'll make more sense that way.
I agree with you, but I'm sure most prefer and feel much safer within Apple's walled garden approach to their mobile platform; I sure do, and I'm not just saying that as an Apple fan. I'd rather use my phone, iPad and Macs with a feeling of security than uncertainty that comes with Android.
Apple can only do so much exploitation in China at a time.
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Logic be damned!
Even Minecraft has progression man...
The real trick is to make people want to play the game and enjoy themselves without having to worry about progression - it just kind of happens in the back ground...
MMOs are generally extremely, extremely focused on some form of progression and throw it right in your face every chance they get.
Even the great sandbox hope - EvE - throws progression in your face at every turn. You want to fly THAT ship and use those modules? Play for another couple of months. Your skill and dedication as a player doesn't really matter, you have to fill out those skill certs first son!
It's because in computer language everything has to be assigned a value - and we the players want to see those values.
If you made a game that had skill progression but you hid it, so players would not know they were now at 67 Swordsmanship instead of 34 Swordsmanship, they just had to "feel" like they were getting better with swords...
Would it work?
I doubt it.
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Originally posted by greenreen
It's difficult to imagine mmo gamers not constrantly measuring themselves or their status against all other gamers, isn't it? MMOs are traditionally just shallow little pools of status symbol, their players as vain and prone to strut as teenage boys.
We assume it could work, in the same way the Nirvana or Shangri-la could work, if only it weren't for the damned humans being involved.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
Originally posted by greenreen
I'm not a game developer nor do I have that kind of ambition. I'm just expressing some ideas - like I do on my blog here - with the hope that it contributes in some way to the creation of such a game. You never know where an idea might take hold.
Originally posted by Icewhite
Well, given that gearscore, wow-heroes, and all sort of rating website/tools are extremely popular, it is safe to assume that measuring is not going to go away.
But, you are wrong that status is only important to teenagers. There is plenty of scientific evidence that status, even artificial ones, is important to humans. Here is one paper on that subject:
I would not dismiss something like this as just "shallow teenage thinking". It is a pretty strong motivator of humans, like it or not.
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Originally posted by Icewhite
You believe that status is just something teenage boys do? Seriously?
The bartle test even has Achiever as one of it's major aspects. It's not something you can easily dismiss. Well, apparently you did.
Originally posted by nariusseldon
But, you are wrong that status is only important to teenagers.
Well then, it's good I didn't say that then.
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
Originally posted by coretex666
People engage in all sorts of games, hobbies, sports, and liesure and entertainment activities that have no meaningful vertical progression. I'm not arguing that people shouldn't enjoy vertical progression activities, I'm just saying that there's plenty of successful non-vertical entertainment in the world. It's not like you can accumulate "more powerful cards that most others can't get" in poker, canasta, bridge, spades. It's not like you can go into a domino tournament with your own dominos that have extra dots. People spent endless hours playing "pong", and other multi-person games that had no vertical progression. Where is the vertical gear or stat progression in football, baseball, or soccer? It doesn't exist in many FPS games or sports or simulation games. Most standard board games have no vertical progression. People invest endless hours in hobbies that have zero vertical progression.
The argument that "people like vertical progression" is, IMO, obviously a non-sequitur. Sure, they do in a lot of things, but in a lot of other things that they invest a whole lot of time in, vertical progression isn't even a consideration.
Again, I'm not arguing against vertical progression in all games, it just seems very odd and narrow to me that virtually every MMORPG ever made is almost entirely focused on vertical progression.
It's like when sound first got into movies; every single movie was a musical. Every. Single. One. They couldn't imagine a movie *not* being a musical. Then years and years later some guy pitched a non-musical movie, and most of the studios laughed at the idea. Why would anyone go to a movie that didnt have song and dance? It's like they totally forgot that BEFORE sound, NO movie was a "musical". It's like a strange quirk of the evolution of MMORPGs that funneled everything down a very narrow focus on vertical progression.
Almost like it relates to something psychological in many people. Hmm. Sounds like a future blog post to me.
Originally posted by waynejr2
You believe that status is just something teenage boys do? Seriously?
It's easier to answer arguments that someone (anyone) actually made, isn't it?
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
Originally posted by Icewhite
And it is good that now we are all clear that status is an important human motivation.
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Originally posted by Meleagar
How many of the hobbies that people do require a cash shop? I don't know about you but I have to be talked into spending money and I can't say I have ever bought from a cash shop. Only thing that really jumps out at me is something game related with people that do Warhammer miniatures, those I heard cost a lot. Sports and cards are out of that unless you are playing competitive. Even when I played euchre for money at clubs it was cheap entry fees.
We play cards at holidays for my family and it's always for the competition. Whoever wins gets to choose what they take home from the dinner. There is also lots of smack talking during spades matches. We do it because we are competitive, not just because there is a gain from it. I don't know if that is tradition for any other families but that's the one thing I look forward to on holidays are the screaming debates on politics and religion and the card playing because then I get to be the one to walk out with all the white meat turkey and flaunt it in my brother's face shaking that ziploc bag at him lol
Originally posted by nariusseldon
And it is good that now we are all clear that status is an important human motivation.
Better. :)
Self-pity imprisons us in the walls of our own self-absorption. The whole world shrinks down to the size of our problem, and the more we dwell on it, the smaller we are and the larger the problem seems to grow.
Originally posted by Meleagar
may be not verticle progression, in the sense of accumulating stuff in a MMORPG, but in almost all of the competitive games you cite, there *is* progression, and status plays a role.
In poker, you have amount of money won. In fact, more money you have, you have more psychological power over your opponent since it is harder to "bankrupt" you.
In chess, and bridge, and many competitive sports like ping pong, there is the ELO ranking score. That is also used in many online competitive games.
In baseball, you have your stats (if you play competitive games).
Obviously it is much harder to improve your chess ranking, than acquiring the new armor from a MMORPG dungeon .. but that is the point. Human, in general, crave status, and MMORPG provides an artificial, easy and cheap way to satisfy that need.
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I would love this game except that it might get boring as far as standard combat goes unless it's AI that learns from you. What I mean is killing an unending amount of rats/mongrels/snakes would get really boring because their behaviors are entirely predictable. I could definitely see this being a PvP only MMORPG, would be perfect for drop in style gaming where players could join zones based on their amount of collectables they have, rewards could be receiving cards based on the amount of kills or the amount of work you put into getting kills. This actually sounds more like a phone game more so than a console or pc title. This would be a game that people could play in short bursts of like 15-30 minutes per encounter or area to keep players satisfied without feeling like it's some overly hardcore version of minecraft.
Free roam crafting is the future really. Manually placing materials on a pattern to create a piece of armor would be awesome. Where all you get is a basic layout for what area your armor is supposed to fit in and a full list of items you have.
I played WoW up until WotLK, played RoM for 2 years and now Rift.
Originally posted by greenreen
Competition doesn't have anything to do with vertical progression - in fact, many games and activities that are competitive are only meaningfully so because the playing field (including what one would call "gear") is fair and even.
Most hobbies require a cash shop. People that build and fly radio controlled games pay at the cash shop - a real life one. I don't know of any hobbies that do not require a cash shop - a real life one. Play the guitar as a hobby? Paint? Bowling - tennis - even when you go play putt-putt. There's no vertical progression on a putt-putt course, unless you count the inclines and ramps.
Originally posted by Rossboss
At the end of the day, killing anything repetitively is boring, but at least with this kind of game you can go wherever you want in the world because it's all the same "level" and fight different stuff, and you don't feel compelled to do so because you aren't trying to level. You can do other things that bring in the materials, tokens or gold you want.
Originally posted by Rossboss
I question that statement. Diablo 3 combat is still fun after so many hours. The mobs are kind of predictable (normal mobs have several types of behavior from rushing you, or evading and throw fireball .. and elite ones have a few combo of stuff they do), but a) it is still challengeing, and b) fun to mow down 10s of mobs as long as there is some variations.
I think it is only boring if it is predictable and easy. If it is somewhat predictable but challenging, it is ok.
An game doesn't have to appeal to everyone. Just a large enough niche to be profitable. A game that doesn't appeal to the gear obsessed, status needy, immature, show off, some of you describe as the typical MMORPG goer might actually find a good audience of its own with a community that doesn't fit the typical mold. Wouldn't that be nice?
However, it seems the OP isn't describing a true MMORPG and is really after something else MMO I am hesitant to label. A video game RPG is defined by forms of vertical progression which is what separates it in part from any other shooter or action game into a unique genre. What they note is a lot of features that aren't wrapped into a point to make a complete game and could be tacked onto anything really. They don't make a game by themselves.
If the main thing you do in the game is kill stuff and take its loot then how you go about that will start to define it as some form of hybrid. I am reminded of Borderlands as a hybrid shooter (FPS) / RPG (vertical progression by talent trees.)
Originally posted by nariusseldon
I'm talking about vertical and gear stat progression within the game, not titles and status and money you get *outside* the game itself. You don't get more powerful ping pong paddles or pawns that can shoot lasers out of their eyes in chess. Those are entirely horizontal games. When you play tournaments in any sport to become the champion, you don't accumulate gear advantages over the players you meet - you're both playing with the same gear. You dont get a hockey stick +7 str or a football +2 against interception.
Seriously, what's the big deal? There are countless games, hobbies and activities that have **no** vertical stat/gear progression and people pour millions of hours and hundreds of millions of dollars into those things every year. We all know this. There's no sense trying to call a leader board, playoff brackets or a title "vertical progression". You all know what I'm talking about here, and those things have nothing to do with the kind of vertical progression we're discussing in an MMOG.
The argument that an MMOG can't succeed without stat progression is just not founded in reality, IMO.
Originally posted by Crazy_Stick
There is nothing explicit or implicit in the term "massviely multiplayer role-playing game" or even "role-playing game" that refers to vertical progression. That may be the narrow, myopic choice developers have decided to utilize, but just as "talkie" used to be synonymous with "musical", the current association doesn't necessarily define the potential of the genre.
Originally posted by Meleagar
I agree. Vertical progression is independent of MMORPG, and CRPG in general. However, it is a very popular gameplay element. Even action/stealth games like Dishonored, and Dead Space has it.
Vertical progression is leveraging a very powerful psychology to make games fun. A devs don't have to use it .. but it is tried and known to work in providing entertainment/pleasure to players.


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I love the idea of a smaller iPad, as I personally think the form factor has a market (I know Good 'ol Jobs disagreed). I have an iPhone, a 13" MBP, and an iPad. I find my iPad to be too big to comfortably carry around with me when I'm out and about, so I generally make due with my phone. When I'm at home, I always reach for the MBP. If there was a smaller version of the iPad, I could really seeing it become my go-to device.
That said, this rumored $250-300 price point worries me. I don't want a "budget" iPad. I'd ideally like a full-featured iPad, just in a smaller package. I understand there might be limitations due to its smaller size...but if they can get all the technology into an iPhone 4S (which retails for $649) they should be able to fit it into a 7.85" device. If the price is so low, where are they making concessions? I have no use for an Amazon Kindle Fire...and my fear is that's what I'd be getting.
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The latest half-baked rumors from China are suggesting once again that Apple is preparing to kick off an iPad mini this fall, with an initial shipment of 6 million units. The supposed $249 - $299 price point would compete nicely with the lower-end Android tablets that are coming out of the woodwork, and meet upcoming Windows 8 tablets head-on. The source is apparently close to Hon Hai, the parent company of Apple's primary manufacturing partner, Foxconn.
These rumors are always especially entertaining considering how non-reactionary a company Apple has always been. They didn't release a budget netbook to meet cheap PCs head on, they released the 11-inch MacBook Air and the iPad. They didn't release a budget iPhone to meet cheap handsets head on, they kept around previous generation iPhones at increasingly lower prices.
We're reasonable certain Apple has an iPad mini in the labs, but if and when they choose release it, it will be because they've figured out a go-to-market strategy to sell hundreds of millions of them, regardless of what the Android and Windows tablet makers are doing (or not doing).
The iPod nano and iPod shuffle both addressed the lower end of the MP3 market and an iPad mini could address the lower end of the tablet market, or it could just clutter Apple's product line between iPod touch and iPad.
For now, all of this iPad mini talk is strictly in the realm of speculation; so here's the part where we ask you what you want. Have you held off on buying an iPad because of cost or size? Would an iPad mini get you to buy and Apple product when you wouldn't have otherwise?
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I love the idea of a smaller iPad, as I personally think the form factor has a market (I know Good 'ol Jobs disagreed). I have an iPhone, a 13" MBP, and an iPad. I find my iPad to be too big to comfortably carry around with me when I'm out and about, so I generally make due with my phone. When I'm at home, I always reach for the MBP. If there was a smaller version of the iPad, I could really seeing it become my go-to device.
I haven't held off buying an iPad because of the size - it is just right for what it is, any smaller and it won't be as useful. A 7in device (as is rumoured) is neither one thing or the other - too small for really good everyday use as a laptop 'replacement', too big to put in your pocket to carry around all day...
...but I might hold off buying the next gen iPhone if the screen isn't bigger - 95% of the use of my iPhone is for non-phone activities and the small screen is starting to get limiting, all that zooming in and out gets on your nerves eventually! I know a lot of people want a small device, but a 5in-screen device would still fit into any of my pockets - I don't even care if it doesn't have voice capability - I guess I'd like a 5in iPod Touch! Never thought I'd say this, but I have been seriously looking at the Android alternatives for that sized device as Apple doesn't seem to be looking to offer it.
An iPad mini would get me to buy an extra Apple product. I have my iPhone4 that I carry daily. I have an iPad2 for use at home, but I dont like carrying it due to its size.
I have tried several 7"-8" tablets, and while i LOVED the size (they would fit in my jacket pocket while in a bookcover case), I couldnt get over the issues of Android (force closes, inconsistency, etc.) and ended up returning them. I would LOVE to see the iPad2 in a smaller ~7" package.
If i am being honest, you make an apple product, whether it would be 3.5", 4.0" (for phones) 7" or 10" (for tablet) it will sell. i don't use either an iphone or ipad. but i can see that a 7" screen would appeal to many.
i think my wife's screen on the iphone is too small. i have a Samsung Focus (WP7 device) with a 4.0" screen. i like a large screen. at $300 dollar, some people would think that they could finally afford an ipad device. i bet they could have all the same tech, just able to see it for less because its smaller. in the end, it will make a killing.
An iPad with 7.85" 1024x768 IPS display, dual-core A5, 5MP camera with 1080p video-recording, 16-32GB of storage and 4G LTE and running iOS 6.1.
But there's a big deal here, if Apple would start selling it this fall when the new iPhone would be released?
The iPad had left the iPhone in the second place in product selling, yet. The iPhone and the iPods are being released together, this iPad would cannibalize the other products or it would help they sell more?
While I would love to see an iPad Mini simply for convenience. The iPad is a little too heavy to hold for too long in your hand while reading an ebook. I do think though this may be another rumor, we have heard this same rumor every year before every iteration of a device.
It would hurt the iPod Touch market. The competition from the various incarnations of the iPhone currently on sale and the full size iPad are already pushing the iPod into the margins and a mid size device between the iPhone 4s and iPod would put pressure on the iPod. I am sure that many people that purchase the iPod Touch now are the ones that don't want the bulk of the full size iPad but still want to stay in the safe walled garden built by Apple.
A mid size device such as this rumored device, even with its lower specification would hurt sales of the iPad and iPhone alike.
I don't think Apple wants to become another Samsung with multiple similar products. That was the issue that got them into trouble before the return of Steve Jobs, A Mac for every occasion instead of a few general purpose products!
If it does happen then I will be first in line for one but if it turns out to be a rumor, like it has before, then I won't lose sleep over it!
Or a poorly written comment from you.
I'm sure Apple has run a Numbers spreadsheet and calculated the exact price range for an iPad mini. But the timing seems off. Apple never releases two major products or updates to existing products at the same time. This allows each announced product to stay in the spotlight for at least a month. For example, the original iPad stayed on Apple's home page for about five months, from its Macworld announcement in January until the iPhone 4 was released in June.
So, if Apple does ship an iPad mini, its release would need to be several months before or after the "new iPhone" is shipped. If the iPhone ships this summer, then yes, a mini iPad could ship in the fall. But if the iPhone ships this fall, the iPad mini would need to ship earlier. We'd guess that the releases need to be at least a month or 6 weeks apart for maximum effect.
The developer release of iOS 6 might play a critical role in all of this scheduling. It's best for Apple to let developers get up to speed on iOS 6's new features first, then ship the new iPhone later. This gives proactive developers time to update their apps to use the new iOS features, so their apps will be ready the day the new iPhone is released. And there are probably going to be some major upgrades this year (e.g. the mapping API.) But, of course, this all depends on the relative importance of iPhone vs. iPad mini on Apple's roadmap...
We've been hearing theese rumours since 2010 and it never happend. It's not going to happen this year either.
Makes a lot of sense, no matter what Steve said. A huge potential for small kids or even schoolbooks for the 6-12 year old. They have good eyes and small fingers ! And if they break it, it won't set you back $399.
My guess is more $299 though, at $249 they would have to make an 8GB version, but who knows....
A rumor from china? Can't be more specific? An apple factory or something?
I have been holding off on buying the iPad due to the size, and opted to get a kindle fire in the mean time. As soon as apple announces this product, I'll be preordering it.
Well take a look at the teardown photos of an iPad, not just the new one but also the original model and the iPad2. What's in there is 90% battery and any 7" device is going to have a battery less than half as big. Even though the display is smaller, the processor and radios will take the same power as the current iPad. This "mini" device would have very poor battery life.
The iPhone 4S gets "6 hours of Web browsing, 10 hours of video playback, and 40 hours of music playback" out of its battery. I don't see why a 7.85" iPad couldn't squeeze out equal or more life.
i want a smaller ipad but not a cheaper ipad
Sorry guys, I use to be one of the "hopefulls" on this subject but logic says, "No iPad mini... ever." For a few reasons:
1) Many would flock to the lower price point and not the current $499+ iPad.
2) It would kill the iPod Touch market (unless that's their intention)
Personally, haven't bought one yet because that would be a good chunk of the pay cheque. Not a baller yet...
I have a Galaxy Tab 7.7 and my wife loves this format for its portability and have already said that if iPad ever comes out with this form factor, she'll be the first one in line to get one. I think this size is the perfect ereader and personal media player outside the house but the 9.7" iPad is still the one to go to in-house. (How many pads do we need now????)
I've commented every time this has come up and I would LOVE a smaller one. I adore my iPad and am still rocking the first gen. It's due for an update but I can't justify all that money for essentially the same product.
I used to carry my iPad around in my purse but it just got too awkward to drag around everywhere. Instead I tote around a old kobo which works fine but it'd be nice to have a more portable iPad instead.
People who want the smaller iPad and held off because of the prohibitive price, are going to realize the specs will be on the lower end as well.
If you want the full featured fork out the dough and get a standard iPad
I wouldn't want an el cheapo, but might consider it as a gift for a grandparent
I still say that if iPad Mini was priced probably about $50 - $100 cheaper, it would have been the best in the tablet arena. Or atleast apple should have provided the smartcover or a keyboard case along with it at the same price! Sigh.
I had to buy a separate keyboard cum case for my iPad from http://www.jsxltech.com/ . It is a smarter buy compared to the overpriced SmartCover.


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Is Apple hosting a secret iPhone and iPad developers summit in Cupertino, starting next Tuesday and running for 3 days? So Business Insider and their industrious industry sources would have us believe.
We are short on details, and we have not seen any public information about it, but it sounds like this will be a more intimate version of the iPhone Tech Talks that Apple hosted around the world last year.
Since it's iOS-specific, it's not about the just-announced Mac App Store or the still unannounced Apple TV App Store (grrr!), but rather something designed to improve the quality of iPhone and iPad apps in the face ever growing app competition from the likes of Google's Android platform. And with iOS 4.2 coming sometime in November, along with AirPlay goodness, the timing could just be right.
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Something to do with the Mac App Store
Iwould have to assume it deals with features being added to iOS5. Beyond the antenna, I don't see major changes to the iPhone design this year, given that they spent three years simply refining the look and abilities of the old iPhones. However, there's a lot that people still want out of the OS on the phones. These deva will prob be seeing new notification interfaces, more integrated multitasking, and MAYBE, if we're lucky, widgets.
I don't be aware of you, but I've been looking forward to this day for almost a couple of years. There is a large amount of good news out right now there: AFSCME and the Democrat Congressional Campaign Committee getting loans to fuel his or her attack ads; Barney Frank lending himself $200, 000. despite the presence of their own money they don't know when to stop spending, why should we expect they are able to do any better by using ours?


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The Compass Academy founders currently denying investment fraud charges may sign "the death sentence of securities" this weekend and have their assets placed in the hands of a court-appointed administrator to pay back investors.
Tracy and Jonathan Brooks, the public engines behind the independent school currently being built east of Aiken, are considering consent orders from the Attorney General's office that would place another individual in charge of their personal assets, those of Compass Academy and the couple's other companies.
Four consent orders were sent home from the Securities Commission with the Brooks' attorney Stan Jackson on Thursday.
If signed, two orders would bar the Brookses from ever selling securities in South Carolina again – what is called "the death sentence of securities." The other two would agree to hand control of assets over to a court-appointed receiver. A receiver, in financial terms, would be someone chosen to control and distribute funds to investors.
"Everything under the temporary restraining order stays frozen and goes to the benefit of the investors," Tracey Myers of the Securities Division of the Attorney General's office, said.
The Brookses attorney, Jackson, said late Friday via e-mail, "We are still considering our options."
Earlier this month, a temporary restraining order was placed on the accounts of Compass Academy – which is a $5.5 million investment – J. Brooks Financial, Brooks Real Estate Holdings and the broker license of Jonathan Brooks. Since then, liens have been placed on the property on which Compass is being built. This week, a lien also was placed on the Brooks' personal home. The freezing of assets is extremely rare, Myers said — In 20 years of securities law, this type of action has been taken only four times.
The receiver would make sure all funds invested in the allegedly illegal Compass Academy securities were returned to the investors. If, as alleged, Jay Brooks did misappropriate funds, his own assets would go toward repaying those monies.
Both defendants have aggressively denied the charges throughout and posted statements calling the case and reports of it "lies" and part of a conspiracy against the Compass Academy project.
However, Myers said Friday that emails sent to Compass Academy supporters included blatant, misleading information and added that Jay Brooks' and Jackson's claims that the couple were cooperating with the Attorney General's office were not true.
The couple has until Monday to sign the consent orders or the case will go forward with a public hearing to decide if the currently frozen assets and suspended broker license should remain that way.
If rejected, a hearing would be held in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas in Columbia.
"If they don't sign, we're prepared to move forward with a hearing," Myers said. "If they ask for a hearing, they get one in two days."
The hearing would simply apply to the frozen assets and suspended license. Whatever the outcome of that hearing, a trial likely would be many months away.
If the case moves forward, Myers said an amended complaint likely would be filed to include Tracy Brooks, as she is not named in the original charge.
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@MattPBriggs fancies Fleetwood (9/5) to do the business this weekend, while in-form Watford are the Banker.
All the usual pointers and statistics are included, while the bookies are hoping that Manchester United and Arsenal get turned over this weekend, while Betfred report taking a £10,000 bet on Manchester City to beat Chelsea on Sunday.
Let me know your fancies ahead of the weekend in the box below.
Fleetwood to beat Aldershot at 9/5.
Fleetwood have won three of their last four away from home in League Two - including a 2-0 success over second-placed Port Vale and they look a value pick at Aldershot. The Cod Army are starting to find their feet under Graham Alexander and last week's slip up against Burton can be excused after they had goalkeeper Scott Davies sent off. The Shots sacked Dean Holdsworth despite beating Torquay 1-0, but they have only picked up six points from their last seven games.
Sky Bet report that Everton have been heavily backed at 21/20 to gain three points at Norwich.
City take on Chelsea on Sunday and are well fancied at 19/20 to overcome Chelsea who left it late in their Europa League tie.
Southampton are quite popular to win away at Newcastle at 13/5, the Geordies are even money while I fancy the draw at 5/2.
The Capital One Cup Final has drawn huge interest and while Swansea at 4/11 have been thrown in all the accumulators, Bradford at 7/1 are hugely popular in singles.
Betfred say there's been a lot of interest so far on Manchester City at 10/11 to beat Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. We laid a £10k bet on City earlier this morning and they seem to be on everybody's accumulator at the moment.
Paddy Power With Everton's form of late showing signs of slowing down, having won one of five games in the league and conceding a late goal to Oldham in the cup to force a reply last weekend, it is easy to see why punters have shown interest in Norwich this weekend. Their home form after losing to Chelsea and Man City has seen them draw three in a row. Punters have decided that the early 11/4 was too big and that 13/5 is still fair value and we have seen plenty of business.
bet 365 say the Championship is all about Watford at home to Derby, whilst Middlesbrough are attracting some money after Millwall's hammering in midweek and further down it's Yeovil and Northampton that punters want to be with.
Manchester United (4/7) won last three in Premier League and travel to QPR (6/1).
Barnsley (9/5) won last four in Championship and travel to Bristol C (7/4).
Hull (7/4) won last three in Championship and travel to Bolton (19/10).
Yeovil (11/5) won last eight in League One and travel to Doncaster (6/4).
Sheff Utd (5/2) won last three in League One and travel to Bournemouth (13/10).
Millwall (11/4) lost last five in Championship and travel to Middlesbrough (11/10) (5.20pm).
Tranmere (17/10) lost last four in League One and travel to Colchester (9/5).
Stevenage (11/5) lost last three in League One and travel to Shrewsbury (7/5).
Torquay (13/5) lost last five in League Two and host Port Vale (11/10).
Sky Bet: Manchester Utd look worth opposing at 1/2 away at QPR. Manchester City, Tottenham and Spurs have all failed to win at Loftus Road and Harry Redknapp seems to get his side well organised and difficult to break down against the top teams.
The treble with Arsenal (1/3), Manchester Utd and Everton is the one we are looking to avoid as punters are loving this. It pays just over 3/1 and will ensure a miserable day for us should it cop.
Paddy Power: Despite the fact this is a London derby, the 6/5 available on Tottenham this Monday against West Ham is grabbing my attention. Their run of late has been excellent in the Premier League not having lost a game since the start of December and with the form of their star man Gareth Bale I think they are decent value to pick up all the spoils on offer to them. With Chelsea facing a tough trip to Eastlands on Sunday to face Man City, Tottenham may well have the opportunity to swap places with them in the league and go third at a vital stage of the season.
Bet365: Much has been written about the demise of Arsenal and they face another under-achieving side in Aston Villa. Its the visitors that are attracting speculative wagers at 10/1 - and personally, I don't blame them and I have to be a layer of Arsenal this weekend.
QPR may be rock bottom but they've done us favours against the likes of Chelsea, Spurs and Man City over the last couple of months - more of the same please. The rest of the card looks trappy but we'd take another draw from Norwich that's for sure.
Betfred: The Premier League looks sewn up in our opinion so we are happy to take on Manchester United this weekend at 8/15. QPR have stopped both Manchester City and Tottenham scoring in their past couple of home games. There is no Wayne Rooney or Phil Jones for the Reds and Fergie may be tempted to rest a few key players again.
We are also laying Newcastle at 11/10 who go into their home clash with Southampton on the back of a European trip on Thursday. They will be without both Tim Krul and Yohan Cabaye who limped off against Metalist.
Arsenal (4/11) have won only two of last six home games v Aston Villa (10/1) in the Premier League.
QPR (6/1) have taken just two points from 11 Premier League encounters v Manchester United (4/7).
Manchester City (evens) have won only one of last four Premier League matches v Chelsea (100/30) (Sun, 1.30pm)
Newcastle (6/5) have won seven of last eight Premier League home games v Southampton (11/4) (Sun, 1.30pm).
Watford to beat Derby at 10/11.
The Hornets have been flying of late and they should be able to see off away-day strugglers Derby. The Rams have plenty of injuries to contend with and have lost nine of their 16 away trips, while Watford, who are a fair price, are fancied to chalk up a home win.
Hull's Gedo has scored three in his last three and is 16/5 to score at Bolton.
Crystal Palace's Glenn Murray has three in his last two and is 13/10 to score at Sheff Weds.
Yeovil's Paddy Madden has 10 in his last seven and is 6/4 to score at Doncaster.
Millwall to win at Middlesbrough at 11/4.
Middlesbrough will be without striker Lukas Jutkiewicz, Stuart Parnaby and Kieron Dyer. Jonathan Woodgate (calf) and Seb Hines (knee), Andy Halliday and Ishmael Miller (both ankle) are doubtful. Justin Hoyte (hip) and midfielder Julio Arca (toe surgery) are still out.
Wycombe to beat Southend at 33/20.
Gareth Ainsworth felt his Wycombe side were unlucky to have two penalty appeals rejected in their 1-0 defeat to Bristol Rovers: "Jo (Kuffour) told me afterwards he thought at least one should have been given, but referees have a difficult job and sometimes decisions don't go your way. For half an hour we were the only team in it and I was delighted with how we were playing but, after Rovers scored, a few mistakes started to creep in."
Cardiff to win at Wolves at 29/20 (Sun).
Speaking after the 2-0 defeat by Brighton, Cardiff boss Malkay Mackay said: "In the first half we had four or five good chances to their one, and despite the goal before half-time we came out in the second half and penned them in and ended up with 22 attempts on target, which is incredible.I thought the goal was coming to be honest, because of the pressure we were having but, it was one of those nights where the goal led a charmed life."
You can follow me on Twitter at @MattPBriggs


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26 of the Prettiest Wedding Dresses You Can Buy Online
Whether you're in a hurry to get your bridal gown asap or if you just like the idea of skipping the exhausting bridal boutique experience (have ya' seen Say Yes to the Dress?), the good news is that there are more gorgeous wedding dresses available online than ever before. We rounded up a few jaw-dropping wedding dresses (including over a dozen under $500!) that you can click, buy and swoon over, all in the flash of an eye.SEE MORE
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The easiest way to look like a model-y bride is to scoop up one of these black sash-accented wedding gowns. (Hint: the black sash whittles waists—really!)
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Lace column wedding gown, $398 at thelimited.com
Black-sash wedding dresses
Tadashi Shoji silk organza wedding gown, $798 at neimanmarcus.com
Black-sash wedding dresses
Marchesa Notte embroidered empire gown, $1,265 at marissacollections.com
Black-sash wedding dresses
Strapless chiffon wedding gown, $298 at bcbg.com
Black-sash wedding dresses
Strapless ball gown by Jovani, $500 at edressme.com
Covered-up wedding gowns
Ever since Ivanka Trump wore her Grace Kelly-inspired Vera Wang wedding gown, trendy ladies have been gravitating towards more conservative wedding dresses.
Temperley London embroidered lace gown, $8,995 at netaporter.com
Covered-up wedding gown
Romantic tulle wedding gown by Love, Yu, $900 at eDressMe.com
Covered-up wedding gown
Tadashi Shoji chiffon overlay wedding gown, $225 at nordstrom.com
Covered-up wedding gown
Emilio de la Morena pleated silk bridal gown, $1,120 at netaporter.com
Sculptural strapless wedding gown
If you're going to go for one of the go-to bridal gown looks—a pretty strapless wedding dress—why not shake things up a bit and try one that has a sculptural pleat or other frilly add-on up front? Bonus on this decorative style is that it looks especially pretty in wedding photos.
J.Mendel embellished georgette gown, $3,288 at neimanmarcus.com
Sculptural strapless wedding gown
The Katharine bridal gown, $348 at whitehouse.com
Sculptural strapless wedding gown
Roksanda Ilincic Gallia silk-satin strapless gown, $1,430 at netaporter.com
Sculptural strapless wedding gown
Silk chiffon Whitney wedding gown, $425 at jcrew.com
Sculptural strapless wedding gown
Pleated silk wedding gown, $360 at bcbg.com
Sculptural strapless wedding gown
Laundry by Shelli Segal asymmetrical satin wedding gown, $375 at Nordstrom.com