Because I can't remember what thread this tidbit belongs in.

http://www.businessinsider.com/bose-dismisses-patent-infringement-lawsuit-against-beats-2014-10

Bose Agrees To Dismiss Its Patent Infringement Lawsuit Against Beats

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biggest-music-comeback-of-2014-vinyl-records-1418323133

 

Is a pretty cool Wall Street Journal story on the record pressing industry. It includes a nifty slide show on QRP.

And now....... hehehe

 

Lawsuit Alleges Dr. Dre, Jimmy Iovine Swindled Beats Partner

 

 

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/lawsuit-alleges-dr-dre-jimmy-iovine-swindled-beats-28043213

Sounds like Mr. Lee is unhappy because he received bad inside information.

Big surprise

Interesting that the MOG guy is also peeved.

Not headphone-specific industry news,  but Sony just announced that it will shut all Sony stores in Canada.

sony AND target.  Canada must not like nice things.

You've got it backwards. Nice things just don't understand the Canadian market.

I didn't know that Sony even had stores. But life without target would be bleak.

Target moved into Canada just a few years ago, and they never got traction.  They weren't as cheap as the US stores, and their stores were never as well-stocked as walmart, so people just kept shopping at walmart.

plus, canadians are walmart's people. 

 

Canada doesn't deserve nice things.

do they have K Mart? they might really love it

Hence Tim Hortons?

So how are Tim Hortons? I've seen them but have never gone to one.

So how are Tim Hortons? I've seen them but have never gone to one.

 

Kinda the same as Dunkin Donuts, in a different way. 

 

I kinda prefer Tim Horton. There are a few in NYC. 

do they have K Mart? they might really love it

 

We used to have K Mart, but not anymore.  We still have Hudson Bay Company, which is pretty excellent, though for awhile it was owned by an American company - not sure if it still is.

 

So how are Tim Hortons? I've seen them but have never gone to one.

 

Tim Hortons used to be okay, but around the turn of the millenium they stopped making doughnuts in-house and now they ship them in from a central facility.  The coffee is nasty, too, which is why most people order double-doubles (two milks, two sugars - do you call it that in the USA?).  The only reason they're so popular in Canada is that they've somehow convinced everyone that it's the only patriotic Canadian place to get coffee.

Yeah, they're right up there, close to hockey (even though bought out by the King) - like a licence to print money.

Tim Hortons used to be okay, but around the turn of the millenium they stopped making doughnuts in-house and now they ship them in from a central facility.  The coffee is nasty, too, which is why most people order double-doubles (two milks, two sugars - do you call it that in the USA?).  The only reason they're so popular in Canada is that they've somehow convinced everyone that it's the only patriotic Canadian place to get coffee.

 

That explains a lot.  We went up to Montreal & Quebec City last year, and on the way up stopped at a Tim Horton.  All 3 of us quite disappointed.....very nice folks serving us, but food & coffee quality sub-par.

Double Double has nothing to do with coffee here, Iain.

 

 

Now I'm hungry and want to go to In N Out

We have no In n Out, at least in western Canada.  This country is vast though, and I know not what wonders may exist east of Winnipeg.

If you Google Image search "east of Winnipeg" the mystery is solved - basically snow and car crashes.

I think all in n out burgers are south and west of the peg

I think all in n out burgers are south and west of the peg

Likely there are some in Texas east of Winnepeg?