Michael King
Michael King
Michael King, OBEwas a New Zealand popular historian, author and biographer. He wrote or edited over 30 books on New Zealand topics, including The Penguin History of New Zealand, which was the most popular New Zealand book of 2004...
NationalityNew Zealander
ProfessionFilm Producer
Date of Birth29 April 1952
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They did ok, but I've seen better from them.
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I do think this is them sort of going uncle.
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I don't think it was a fair trial. The direct and indirect evidence was causation for a verdict in his favor.
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I think people were pleasantly surprised by the near-term strength in earnings growth. This is a great company. I just think it needs a little more time before I get super-excited.
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Certainly, there's just a ton of experimentation now. That's probably what we're going to see for the next two or three years.
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Often the broker will pick their successor. The broker ultimately gets the final say in who gets it because it's their book.
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I was a little surprised they didn't get more money for retroactive royalties, ... but I think it's a reasonable settlement given Gilead's part of it, Roche's part of it and the broader public health implications ... neither wanted to come out of this looking greedy.
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Ring tones will be a nice little revenue bump for carriers going forward but it's not as if there will be billions and billions of dollars in their pockets tomorrow,
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Big media companies have lots of money and content, but they have no way to tap into a good base of users.
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The point I've always made is that I'm writing for a general audience, rather than just for an audience of academics or fellow historians.