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TheGreatAndPowerfulOz wrote: Some people can't take a hint. Kinda moronic, if you ask me.
Most of the time on the internet when an arrogant person misunderstands something from the OP they respond with assertions that the OP is wrong and "just because" without any explanation or backing it up with evidence. How refreshing that you and baboos were so humble as to explain how I was wrong so that you could set me straight and backed it up with verifiable evidence. It's the only way morons like me can learn. How refreshing you and baboos are not trolls, but genuine adults trying to have a meaningful and uplifting conversation. Thank you so much for this opportunity to learn from 2 such wise people.
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Now as I observer, all I said was you have confused interest and capital gains. In very simple and straight forward terms I did, indeed, explain how your were wrong.
From my point of view it would be easy to consider your reply as blanket-arrogance to my disagreement and perhaps the troll you seek may be seen in your mirror.
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Fair enough. Now elaborate on how I confused interest with capital gains please.Because I didn’t. But I would love to hear why you think so.
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No you wouldn't. You're not very humble, nor teachable and all the evidence I've seen is you simply want to argue and "prove" you are right and the other guy wrong.
See ya.
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You don't know the first thing about me. 
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From the recent set of emails you've sent I have to disagree and say he seems to know quite a bit about you.
For example . . . nah, just a wast of time.
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So, you still aren't going to explain why you think I am wrong?
So typical. You misunderstand something and then blame the other person. 
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I know how you act here. And your actions here match what I said.
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Pull out your cell phone and Google them !
Capital Gains vs. Interest
The difference is considerable (in investment terms) and doesn't require the brilliance of a Rocket Surgeon to grasp.
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W∴ Balboos wrote: The difference is considerable (in investment terms) and doesn't require the brilliance of a Rocket Surgeon to grasp.
You are still thinking I said something I didn't.
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Maybe you don't realize you don't know what you're talking about.
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Roth IRAs didn't come into existence until 1997. By then I was 41.
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#realJSOP wrote: Roth IRAs didn't come into existence until 1997. By then I was 41.
Roth IRA isn't really the point, I guess that was not clear on my part. The Roth part just means tax free growth, but you can get the same rate in a regular IRA.
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Actually, 41 is 4 + 1 = 5. So, you were 5 when it came into existence. Just saying. 
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that's hexidecimal, so he was 4 * 16 + 1 or 65 when it came into existence. 
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I laugh and laugh and laugh at you naivete, when I was 16 1m was a serious amount of money, life changing even. Now that I am over 60 1m barely covers the cost of my house.
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In that case, please send me $1 million via PayPal. It’s chump change for you. 
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My little Windows phone is no more, well I've turned it into an mp3 player for my son, but in terms of a working phone it has gone. So much unfulfilled potential.
I know I was in a very small minority but I really liked it and I really liked the UI. I particularly liked the confused looks I got from people when I told them I had a windows phone which often meant I didn't have access to a particular app. It let me make calls, listen to podcasts and access the internet and emails. I have simple needs.
But everything has either stopped working or will soon and too many things just kept on crashing.
Now I have to spend lots of time trying to stop Google doing things for me. I'm not interested in their news and I don't want to talk to them!!!
Still it's progress I guess.
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You were one of approximately a dozen people who did like it.
Too little, too late, too forced onto desktops.
If they had "split the OS" into "mobile" and "non-mobile" versions (like Apple do) and reduced the hardware requirements as a result it might have done well. Especially if it came out five years earlier than it did.
But I don't think the world will really miss it.
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Very true.
Me and the other 11 will probably get over it.
I managed to get over buying a mini-disk player instead on an mp3.
Turns out I'm not very good at picking a technology winner!
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Can you let us know when you buy some new technology so we can all buy the competition as that will obviously be the better choice?
Pretty please? 
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I have just bought a Nokia phone.
So my apologies to every one working for Nokia.
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SLHenwood wrote: Turns out I'm not very good at picking a technology winner!
Who needs to pick a "winner"? I'm also one of those 12. I intentionally go with the underdog.
I bought mine when Microsoft called it quits - I paid $122 for my Lumia 640, taxes included, delivered right at my door. Turns out it's a better camera than all the standalone cameras I've ever bought (and cheaper too). It's also a better GPS than all the standalone GPS units I've ever bought (also cheaper). It's a better MP3 player, PDA, podcast player, etc. Since it's got a MicroSD slot I always have 256GB worth of storage available on me.
And (I never miss an opportunity to point this out) even though the Windows Phone has been declared "dead" for years now, unlike the 5 Android tablets I own (silly me), it's still been getting regular OS updates until recently. My Android tablets have all been pretty much abandonware the moment I walked out the store with them and are still vulnerable to exploits that have been patched elsewhere for years. I've learned that lesson. Why should I believe any manufacturer that now, for real this time, pinky-swear, they're going to keep the OS updated? Nope, I'm done. I won't spent the money on a sixth Android device.
You know what other "winner" I purchased when MS said it was exiting the market? A Zune. Since all the stores were getting rid of theirs at the time, I got it for cheap and they threw in the car adapter for free. I've used it for well over a decade and listened to podcasts on it daily, and it's been subjected to a lot of abuse. It's served me a lot better than all the standalone MP3 players I had previously bought.
You don't have to pick a "winner" to get some great use out of a device.
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I like to go with the underdog as well.
I don't regret buying the phone, it was a 520 and only cost me about £80. I've had it a good number of years and as you said it was still getting updates until recently.
My house has some poor wifi areas in it, something to do with the walls, and my little phone kept its link a lot better than any other device we have both android and apple.
So it was well worth having, I'm just sad to see it go.
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I had little needs but a handful of apps that are not supported and no browser aside I.E. (never updated by M$ in 2 years) and Opera (which sucks anywhere anytime) were available.
Could not attach PDF to emails, could not send my CV over LinkedIn, could not access my online bank.
Aside from that it had a remarkable UI, exceptionally responsive and simple if only a bit too unadorned. All in all I don't regret throwing it away but I mourn its huge wasted potential.
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