Oh, I like em! When I saw the CU article I immediately sold 100 shares of AAPL in my ROTH for 257.62. Yesterday I bought them back for 47.95. Today its back up over 253.
It makes me cry when the big boys FUD Apple, all the way to the bank.

It is after all a "support site," not a "chat site."
It looks like there are lots of thoughtful discussions about the antenna issue, just no whining, which Apple has always deleted. Whining does not advance the support/trouble shooting goal of thew site.
Also CU does not let you see their full results unless you pay them (since they do not take advertising to remove any direct conflict of interest.)
Does this control of access to their site mean CU is "censoring" their site? I don't think so. Neither is Apple.

To Forward P/E, I would add PEG Ratio.
PEG Ratio indicates AAPL is undervalued for its growth, while MSFT is overvalued.

And SETIguy, MSFT pays dividends because their stock has bee flat for 10 years! Its become a stodgy utility and is no longer a growing tech stock.
But by all means, ride it down!

You allow your users to send and receive e-mail?

"The iPod Touch I could understand since it doesn’t necessarily have an internet connection, but the iPhone has its own dedicated connection..."
Actually both the iPad and iPodtouch have Wifi (and Bluetooth) I assume that is what you mean by"internet connection." The 3G version of the iPad will not be shipping for another week or so.
As far as why?
In normal use, when docked, theses devices have access to iTunes for syncing content, metadata, etc., and they can recharge their batteries. That goes for an update too, but in addition its easier if the OS does not have to run and there is the extra security of a direct power supply—no running out of power in the middle of the update.

"BTW, Adobe has Open Sourced their Flex framework and who knows, might even do the same with Flash player at some point."

Yeah, and who knows gold coins might fly out your ass too!
Who cares if Flash goes Open Source? No thanks, Flash is "a bag of hurt."

That's a useful link. Reading the report I see nothing that contradicts the video and am impressed that the military did such thorough investigation. The incident is obviously tragic, although it is not clear exactly what the guys with the RPG were doing. Not being familiar with the "rules of war," I have no idea if it can be considered fully "justified." Shooting everyone so indiscriminately seems excessive and shooting the the van particularly seems very wrong to me. For journalists to stalk around in a combat area in close proximity to heavily armed people who are not in uniform seems like a very dangerous activity.

True enough, but the point is, why does he view Apple in black and white, while portraying Google in shades of gray?
Seems like he's publicly voguing at the behest of his new overseers.

How nice he's now embracing the underhanded collection and exploitation personal data that is Google's business plan, very "open source" and egalitarian of him. I wonder, will he be in charge of censoring chinese Google search results?

Nobody talks about where, exactly . . .
. . . because it touches on the naughty bits!
Its not about patent infringement, its actually a patent molestation suit!

"Well, I'm sure in due time we'll have iNorton and all of the iPhones will be safe from this kinda stuff."
Exactly, safe just like Windows PCs are!

Read more carefully. I take exception with your "done better," not with his "me too!"

And by the way, we have seen the iPad in action (not some wet dream, blue sky, imagineering concept animation.)
For God's sake, wake up! The first iPads are already being manufactured! Next month you can buy one.
I guarantee you that we will not see a Courier by Christmas, indeed, if ever.
The so called "Reality Distortion Field" is nothing compared to the endless Microsoft vaporware parade and the persistent but feeble stream of Zune-like "Me Too (little and late!)" Microsoft products.
As I said, I'll believe it when I see it.

Read, then post, if appropriate. .
And if you're an AC, just read.

"It may be "me too", but it's "me too" done better than Apple did."

"Done better"!? LOLz Your comparing a concept to a shipping product
I'll believe that when its actually "done."
Look at it! Its an idea, not a prototype. Its so much "air design" (as in "air guitar.") The emperor has no clothers!
As the OP said, its **vaporware.**

Just a few points:
RE: touch screens -- Fingerorks (owned by apple) just because you've seen it elsewhere doesn't mean Apple has no claim.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fingerworks

RE: NOKIA patents
Terms must be "fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory." If they have pooled the patent, they need to offer the same terms to Apple as everyone else.

RE:
"Stolen BSD kernel"?
Get off drugs, scratchpaper!