And besides, Google is already making forays into just this sort of thing with Wave. Holy false dichotomy, batman.

You forget things all the time. Are you still you when you do? Your consciousness shuts down for prolonged periods (sleep). Are you still you when you do? If we are nothing but software, then we're going to have to get used to the idea that any identical (or maybe even nearly identical) copy running is in fact you, mind-bending though it may be.

(PBUH)

Let me Wikipedia that for you.

YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A CAR.

First, your arithmetic is atrocious. Work on that. Second, I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "the Microsoft fine", seeing how Microsoft has been fined several times, since unlike those European companies, it just doesn't want to learn. Third, none of the companies I listed were stupid enough to try to string the commission along. But then, with profit margins reaching 81%(par. 464), perhaps it's not really a matter of "stupidity", ey.

From what I remember, the commission can impose fines up to 10% of annual turnover, which for a company like Intel is a funny sum of money.

In case you need examples:

Saint-Gobain ( 900m euro)
ThyssenKrupp ( 500m)
Hoffmna-La Roche ( 500m)
Siemens ( 400m)
Pilkington ( 400m)
BASF ( 300m)
Otis ( 300m)

All the time?

You forgot:

4) The company abuses its dominant position.

He is clearly talking about the ISS.

I have never claimed otherwise. I would however like to add that oil and gas are not the only raw materials which Russia exports, and that demand is dropping on all of them.

Now, why don't you go ahead and look up how much percent of the state budget comes from oil and gas?

Not good enough. When this much money is on the line, you make space. Besides, it's a way to relieve the world's rich people of their money for the good of the Motherland. These people make some terrible commies, I must say.

That is quite horrid, thank you for bringing it to our attention. With all that paper and plastic that's now in the Washington DC ecosystem, who knows what the repercussions will be. Have you ever seen a hobo trapped in saran wrap? It's tragic.