₦airaland Forum

toba: go to AIT or become african correspndent for either BBC, Aljazeera or CNN

BluePinkee: Dats bad news. R.I.P Neil....

sambos994: Second best...South Africa is ahead of us. But things are improving. Who was the dumb@ss that said Ghana and Kenya were faster?

afam4eva: I watched Tonto's interview on TEE-A's program and i really loved her carriage and the way she talks. She may not be as loud as being painted in the media.

lawizle: Which oda stevo die o!!!

fittty: And why r the nigerian artist not making waves internationally.... #you're jst so dumb!

odizzy: u re simply a NL goat, i dnt hv tym 4 u cos u re jus a riff raff, i hv aired my opinoin n daz final i dnt ask 4 lecture frm illiterates lyk u, f00l

BasseyJ: Oh Shaw007
Where art thai pail, you'll be needing it soon when the score board readeth 8 1

mkmyers45: Initial gra-gra

Paentera: I wished you were quoting with correct information but since that is not the case, here're details of higher denominations in USA that you obviously have little knowledge about but like to use as the best example of everything - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_denominations_of_United_States_currency#.241.2C000_bill - if you want to justify the reason the N5,000 denomination should not be introduced to the Nigerian economy, do so with solid facts that have to do with ohow it will impact on Nigeria rather than refer to other countries that you hardly have knowledge about.

J12: The image/picture of an eminent Nigerian personality on this new note should from the Yoruba tribe/West. As it stands right now, Awolowo is the only westerner who's face is pictured on a naira note, thats quite unfair. The northerners have four: Belewa, Murtala, Bello and Aliyu Bornu respectively, the Igbos have Alvan Ikoku and Azikiwe while for the Yoruba's its only Awolowo (Papa Herbert would've been among but the N1 is dead).
Now thats unfair, marginalisation against the Yorubas. So to balance the equation, a Yoruba woman/man's picture should be on the new 5000 naira note. . . (I hope i'm not making sense )

simpleij: This does not solve any of our problems rather its going to make d looting process easier for 'them' especially those that stuff the money in their agbada n cap.

joaoche: [size=15pt] you guys are busy talking about who or who should be on the face of the 5000 naira note and ........


Cleary forgetting the impact this has on the nation


im guessing most nairalanders are youths, supposely leaders of tomorow

these corruption is beginning to eat this nation dry,

priority first!!!!![/size]

Deiok: This people are totally killing our economy. What is it with all this high currency of a thing in this country. Is it some kind of competion or race with other countries. Cause i dont usually see nigeriam coming first in any competition. Soludo and jonathan are the worst . Cbn chairman, and president we have ever have. I cry for the Economy of my country.

whealthy: How will a riot be represented on a currency note? Fool!

Arcard: i wana knw if 5n,10n and 20n go comot from naija

Paul John: If they're so famous, it shouldn't be until I google them before I know what significant thing they've done.
We would have been taught about them in social studies when we were in basic(primary) school
Like Amina of Zaria, Mother Teresa ...

My thought though

Paul John: If I may ask, what's the special thing these women have done for Nigeria?
Cause I think it's only Heroes and Heroine faces that are put on any currency

Heroine
Definition
1. A woman admired or idealized for her courage or noble qualities
2. A woman noted for special achievement in a particular field.
3. The principal female character in a novel, poem, or dramatic presentation.

From the definition of Heroine, does any of these women have any of the characteristics?

HQ: Anyways, let's not forget the Verdict only Applies to the US.

There's still a Huge Market out there (Europe, Middle East, Africa, etc) for samsung

@Coogar. Whoa. Long Quote

coogar: samsung only have themselves to blame....
after educating myself on the extent of samsung's infringement, it is clear to me they are totally at fault. check the damning internal documents that compare the galaxy phone prototype to the iphone, and the fundamental changes made to the galaxy phone in order to better emulate the iphone prior to the actual release date.

apple went on to warn samsung to stop copying the iphone and samsung's refusal to do so. samsung had multiple opportunities to do the right thing, and chose not to. they were just comfortable to keep stealing ideas and made it theirs. google also warned samsung to stop copying apple and they still refused! i believe innovation should be protected!

apple took massive risks dabbling into the world of mobile phones in 2007 - an industry they had zero experience in. they spent billions developing touch screen and the operating system that supports with - they also created an enabling environment that allowed developers to create an individualised solutions for their users. apple also offered licensing rights to samsung considering the strategic relationship they both have but samsung just didnt care......

they only have themselves to blame!!!

hisblud: that's interesting, what in your opinion would have been changed to help samsung in the design/feel/look department? will really appreciate your input at least.

tirtimy: Patents are used for protecting ideas, innovation and research. Money are spent and so if a conpany wants to use your idea, he pays for it.

jedisco: It was evident Samsung already lost this case from the onset especially with the kind evidence apple put forward. It was just a case of how much in damages

It was also funny that instead of proving they didn't copy Apple, their main argument was that apple also copied others which the jury didn't accept.

jedisco: Although I think Apple is taking this patent war to far, but you won't blame them for trying to protect their innovation.
There are a host of other ways to make good devices without it being an iphone look-alike especially since its known apple behaves this way with their patents


For those expecting massive profit after this from Samsung, its just being delusional. Their sales 'might' increase because of this but not profit.
Samsungs market strategy is based on volume with a little profit margin this is in contrast to Apple which makes alot of profit on each device.

So yes, Samsung have long overtaken Apple in smartphone numbers but are still a long way to go in profit margin with Apple taking about 75% of phone and tablet profit single-handedly.

Also Samsung has to pay Microsoft, Nokia, Apple, Google, Motorolla and a host of others large chunks on each android device made making their little profit even more meagre.

Lastly, any boom from any new or rejuvenated OS wil more likely eat into androids market share. than Apple

The problem for Samsung now is preventing others from following suit in other courts around Europe.

Bawss1: The fact is that innovation thrives from the ideas of others. Apple which is hailed as as a great innovative company achieved that status by using the ideas of others in new novel ways.

dmainboss: This is just unnecessary alarm. The world is moving too fast. Patents and lawsuits can't stop technological innovation and advancement. The Android has come to stay. The best thing Apple can do for herself is to keep being innovative.

Remember how microsoft tried for years to use lawsuits to control the PC market and failed. Why? Because they couldn't defeat their biggest enemy-new inventions. Believe me, according to moore's law, the phone we will be using in 3 to 5 years time will be different from what it is now. So Apple patents will not even be relevant then. It is like Microsoft fighting hard over PC patents in 2012. That would be stupid because PCs are practically dead. Tablets are taking over. In 5 years, PCs will be near extinct just like the old briefcase computers.

That is why I feel sorry for Nigerian telecom networks. Their biggest challenge and competitor will soon be improved Internet bandwidth and they know it. I don't think I even spend up to 1k a month on phone these days. I only call family and for quick messages. Everything else is email, bb, sms, social media. That's what technology brings. New ways and tools that are cheaper, better and effective.

For Apple, they need to start thinking more like google. The future is not sleeky hardware. The future is services, interconnectivity, interoperability and seemless workflow and convergence.