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...that for some people, [stealing music] is really out of hand. This guy has clearly exploited the system. The flip side of the model is you have people who listen to a sample, like it and buy it. Just because a listener downloads a piece of music doesn't mean the industry has a lost sale...
...facing the same problem as the chip business. Intel (INTC) and AMD (AMD) make semiconductors that are so powerful, very few PC buyers can use all of their computational power. A lot of what the chips can do is wasted. Upgrading to a more powerful processor does not mean much to people who cannot tell the difference. That leaves a few corporations and people who play complex video games as the only discriminating buyers of PCs with ultra-powerful processors. Just three or four years ago, the difference between one generation of semiconductor and another meant something to the casual...
...sound and a new album. Back on My B.S., out May 19, features guest appearances by a glittering cast of stars ranging from Lil Wayne to Linkin Park. The rapper talked to TIME about his new record, the New York City hip-hop scene, and why he didn't mean to offend anyone with the song "Arab Money." (See TIME's graphic, "The Roots...
...woman makes, to see the issue treated as an ideological toy or fundraising tool. Obama got in trouble in his talk last August with Rick Warren for saying that the question of when life begins was "above my pay grade." But just because he was glib doesn't mean he was wrong...
...India to live in splendid isolation while the rest of the world suffers serious economic damage," says Sanjoy Bhattacharya, a partner at Fortuna Capital, an offshore hedge fund. Tough challenges remain for India's economy, too, notes Sharma. "Just because there's been a good weekend doesn't mean you can forget all our problems of fiscal deficit and lack of infrastructure growth," he says...