Socialism will save us all (technology edition)
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Socialism will save us all (technology edition)
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/ ... 6Y20130513
From the article:
During his first year in office, French president François Hollande has done a remarkable job turning a round France's dwindling economy... [A] newly proposed tax, targeting technology giants such as Apple and Google—who have had the nerve to create products that people genuinely like—should help fuel a new generation of locally produced goods that, despite their inferior quality, should at least have the merit of being more français.
I for one salute François Hollande in this noble effort, and wish him and his kin the very best of luck.
From the article:
During his first year in office, French president François Hollande has done a remarkable job turning a round France's dwindling economy... [A] newly proposed tax, targeting technology giants such as Apple and Google—who have had the nerve to create products that people genuinely like—should help fuel a new generation of locally produced goods that, despite their inferior quality, should at least have the merit of being more français.
I for one salute François Hollande in this noble effort, and wish him and his kin the very best of luck.
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FUCK APPLE AND FUCK GOOGLE.
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this reminds me of my well made French... well made... French... shit i don't have anything well made and French. never mind.
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What about your french made costume?
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I like French Toast and French Fries, do they count?
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France has been a great supporter of the arts for quite a while now. God forbid they ask for things or expect people to conduct themselves according to their cultural standards while in their country.
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that's right!! i have that, but Loopstation refuses to model it for me because it doesn't match his pink pumps.lowshelf wrote:What about your french made costume?
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That's it, I'm burning my Arturia and Ohm force plugins. And balls if I'm getting on one of those easyjet planes again, either.H20nly wrote:this reminds me of my well made French... well made... French... shit i don't have anything well made and French. never mind.
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Nonsense! I'm happy that Hollande will be giving Apple's money to Ohm Force. Maybe that way they can finally finish their Studio.bastien wrote:That's it, I'm burning my Arturia and Ohm force plugins. And balls if I'm getting on one of those easyjet planes again, either.H20nly wrote:this reminds me of my well made French... well made... French... shit i don't have anything well made and French. never mind.
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Pretty sure Easyjet is British...bastien wrote:That's it, I'm burning my Arturia and Ohm force plugins. And balls if I'm getting on one of those easyjet planes again, either.H20nly wrote:this reminds me of my well made French... well made... French... shit i don't have anything well made and French. never mind.
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I'm confused. Do I stand here accused of being conservative or republican?TomViolenz wrote:I certainly will not get onto the McOck (who certainly does not have right wing conservative views, like denouncing everything he doesn't understand as "socialism" ) "bash the French" wagon!
It seems though that there are not as many high tech products from France as one would expect from such a highly developed nation.
I blame it on their perceived cultural superiority, exactly like it is portrayed in the Reuters article.
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H20nly wrote: Loopstation pink pumps.
I LOVE MY PINK PUMPS!
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Do nuclear power stations count? Think we're due to buy a load off them.TomViolenz wrote: It seems though that there are not as many high tech products from France as one would expect from such a highly developed nation.
There's actually plenty of high tech companies in France, but most people only think of
consumer products like phones, TVs and computers.
They have a pretty successful car industry though.
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andydes wrote:Do nuclear power stations count? Think we're due to buy a load off them.TomViolenz wrote: It seems though that there are not as many high tech products from France as one would expect from such a highly developed nation.
There's actually plenty of high tech companies in France, but most people only think of
consumer products like phones, TVs and computers.
They have a pretty successful car industry though.
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