Nothing can beat Microsoft at the desktop simply because the mindset of how to use a PC means Windows. You can cheer about how you install it on grandma's but for every installation, there are other 10 new shinny Windows 7 installations being sold. Linux desktop is a fun dream to toy around with just like those who tweak their cars...

Sadly the only "Unix" challenge to a Windows desktop is the MacOS.

Guy walks into a bar and orders a "bin laden"

What's that? replies the bar tender

"Two shots in the head and a splash"

Since apparently we are going back to the gold standard, why not look for good old fashion gold instead?

Peter Schiff ? is that you?

http://www.europac.net/schiff_report_video_blog_signup
http://www.financialpost.com/debt+limit+looms+closer/4159047/story.html

No bro, using SharePoint is a bit more crazy... lovely viewstate + core.css + shit lots of postbacks for any click...

But but.. silverlight will solve all these problems and more, no?

NOT!

Bullcrap... I am a gamer and I can bench 200, exercise 5 times a week, and I can kick some major video game a$$ ...

1.- Create not so intelligent creatures

2.- Have them go at it

3.- Laugh at their culture, religion's belief, politics, and overall problems

4.- Sell the broadcast to other aliens

5.- Profit!

bah... POS! Message ID: 1512 Silverlight installation failed because upgrading Silverlight for Developers requires the latest Silverlight for Developers installer. If you are not a developer and want to avoid this error in the future, follow these steps: * Close your browser. * Uninstall Silverlight by following the Silverlight Uninstall Instructions. * Download and install the latest version of Silverlight.

but without nukes there is no apocalypse wtf? or doom's day. Isn't our role to go destroy ourselves so that JC can put a stop to it? or does our world have real choices?

So dont upgrade!... and have M$ keep fixing XP until 2012+ That should be the judge's order. Fact is M$ Vista adds 0 value to me, my company, or your country's GDP..

Adobe, Adobe, Adobe.. you are asking for it :) Just remember Borland Delphi, Novell, OS/2, and the many products that at one point competed with M$'s dev monopoly.. Now where is that Linux suite of publishing tools? now that may #@!# M$ a bit...

Check your facts.. SilverLight will NOT run on Windows64

Not necessarily, there is new stuff coming up from M$... - Rumor has it Outlook will have a heavy makeover. More social plugins and what not so that you stop going to social sites and stick to Outlook. :) - SharePoint + Silverlight... Web 2.0 ala Microsoft. :> But yeah nothing original..