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Apple Acquires Rights to Liquidmetal Technologies' Advanced Metal Alloys
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I always thought that Microsoft was going to create Skynet, but now i don't think so 
Just something to add:
Just something to add:
There was a Titanium PowerBook some time ago. But when machined, that material would probably attract a premium. Aluminium is cheaper and easier to work I would think.
Titanium is good but it's not magical...
Amorphous metal alloy sounds like
. I do hope it's better that iPhone's magical glass.I just hope that Apple has legally covered ALL its intended bases with the expression "consumer electronic products" - why am I saying this? Because the way things are going, we may see the company delving in much wider areas than currently known...
Two examples of legal incompetence and lack of vision from the past:
1 - Apple settles with Apple Corps and promises not to use its trademark with any "sound"-related product or software;
2 - Thanks to Mr. Sculley, Apple licenses System to MS but fails miserably to restrict the scope of that licensing - we all know what happened later...
Having said that, I can only one more thing once Apple starts using these technologies:
MS IS DEAD. AND SO IS DELL.
Why don't you put that in your signature since all your posts end with it or some variation thereof anyway?
Delaware has pretty lax corporate laws, so it's a very popular place to incorporate. Basically, for anyone big enough to choose where to incorporate, Delaware is a good option (though I'm sure there are reasons to choose other states, too).
Must you say this in EVERY post of yours? It'll happen when it happens if it happens. Give, it, a, REST!
There's a simple answer to your question...
It doesn't have a dent from simply resting on your lap.
If the aluminum shell of a MacBook Pro were that malleable, it would fold in half under its own weight when you picked it up by the edge. You simply first *noticed* the dent after it rested in your lap that time your keys were under it.
Either that or you're just full of it.
From Wikipedia:
"Over 50% of US publicly traded corporations and 60% of the Fortune 500 companies are incorporated in Delaware; the state's attractiveness as a corporate haven is largely because of its business-friendly corporation law."
There's a simple answer to your question...
It doesn't have a dent from simply resting on your lap.
If the aluminum shell of a MacBook Pro were that malleable, it would fold in half under its own weight when you picked it up by the edge. You simply first *noticed* the dent after it rested in your lap that time your keys were under it.
Either that or you're just full of it.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
I always thought that Microsoft was going to create Skynet, but now i don't think so
Just something to add:
Are you sure, I think they were on their way there, with the blue screen of death.
You'd better do it fast; otherwise Miko won't be able to save his company from folding in such a pathetic manner
I used to have a TiBook, it is still one of my favorite laptops, apart from the internal problems, display, hinges, etc. my main grip was that the metal dented VERY easily..
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Yes, the tooling cost of aluminum is much cheaper. 'Til recently, titanium was a very expensive metal that was only used in tool, jewelry and military aircraft parts.
However, the cost of titanium ore has gone down a lot in the last twenty years due to the end of the cold war. Massive titanium veins have been mined in Siberia and northern China for the western market. Hence, you are starting to see titanium in consumer products now. Expensive consumer products but in a reachable price.
I always thought that google would be skynet but i guess not. better get those shotguns ready for when my iphone and stuff morphs and tries to kill me or something. *click* *BANG*. take that freak iphone.
EDIT: i saw that the very same people had something to do with my liquid metal racquet from Head. Great. now i can't even enjoy my tennis.
EDIT: i saw that the very same people had something to do with my liquid metal racquet from Head. Great. now i can't even enjoy my tennis.
You'd better do it fast; otherwise Miko won't be able to save his company from folding in such a pathetic manner
Perhaps you could elaborate with factual information, instead of spewing pure biased opinion.
What you're saying is that injection molding is stronger than 'stamp & press' and probably even stronger than 'machined' metals. This is quite obvious in plastics and noticeable in much of the old-technology ironworks. I would, however, expect it to be somewhat more brittle. We'll just have to see.