GREEK PREDICTION MARKET RESEARCHER GEORGE TZIRALIS HAS FALLEN TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE.

Is the Honor Rating really the only chink in Betcha.com’s legal armor? If so, they have a better shot at surviving that I had imagined. Is it time right now for a prediction market startup to lure Bo Cowgill away from Google?

GREEK PREDICTION MARKET RESEARCHER GEORGE TZIRALIS HAS FALLEN TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE.

Chris F. Masse June 28th, 2007

HE HAS JUST BOUGHT AN APPLE MACINTOSH LAPTOP, A “MACBOOK”.

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Mike Linksvayer, a Macintosh hater, will strongly disapprove, I’m sure.

Apple’s penetration of the geek market over the last five years or so has bugged me … for that long.

And here’s what Mike Linksvayer, answered to Tyler Cowen’s question, “What is your most absurd view?””:

Nearly every user interface and product from Apple has been aesthetically and functionally ugly, from the orginal MacOS to iTunes. I don’t think I can blame Steve Jobs, as NextStep was wonderful. (Yes, I know OS X is derived from NextStep. They ruined it.)

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2 Responses to “GREEK PREDICTION MARKET RESEARCHER GEORGE TZIRALIS HAS FALLEN TO THE DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE.”

# Mike Linksvayer on 28 Jun 2007 at 11:05 am

Slow news day, eh?

2008.GOP.NOM.BUSH(J) is underpriced.
# Chris. F. Masse on 28 Jun 2007 at 11:15 am

That’s Jeb Bush.

http://www.jeb.org/

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Is the often tongue-in-cheek Mike Linksvayer serious when he says that 2008.GOP.NOM.BUSH(J) is underpriced??
http://www.midasoracle.org/200.....derpriced/

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