Semantics. *Tries not to link to poster's earlier comments*

Some people are allergic to free.

Call me crazy, but i would actually like for them to do nothing. Perhaps then apple will come to its senses and end this exclusivity crap and allow me to use an iPhone without being ATT's bitch. But knowing how these things work, ATT probably has exclusivity for a long time to come(did they not help fund the iPhone?).

Because despite the fact that google may be nice(for major corporation), they are not about to waste money fixing other peoples' fuck-ups without gain.

I do not see where you are going with this. Tell me more.

So you say.

But last time i checked, all that stuff was optional, if you wish to take measures against being peeped on by google, you are free to do so.

All corporations and Governments are 'evil', the question is HOW evil, and i will be straight with you, google has a pretty damn good track record so far. But they could easily abuse all they have, but until they do so, they are less 'evil' than most.

No impressively means that you would expect that if a machine was so unrealiable, people would not be rushing to repurchase it, but 360 fans do this, and that is impressive.

I sort of agree with this, but i should point out that utilities are limited resources, and need to be apportioned appropriately. Internet is different as it is not limited unless many people are using it simultaneously. Using my water at 5 PM limits the amount of water available in 2 hours, using my internet does no such thing.

The above is why Internet prices have been falling as of late, but other utilities rarely change, and if they do, it is usually to increase. Remember that land lines are sort of a utility, but you are only ever charged extra when you call long distance.

Also remember that Cell phones are the best analogues for Internet. More often than not, cell phones get a limited amount of minutes for the busy parts of the day, but the restrictions are lifted at night/weekend, perhaps a similar thing should be adopted for internet.

Lastly, remember that this is NOT a bandwidth issue. Comcast already has a cap where they think it is economically feasible to start limiting users. This issue is more political than anything else as they throttle whether or not the user is an issue for their business or not.

My friend, have you seen the state of health care? Our banks? Our auto industry? Our consumer protection laws? Social Security? Let us fix those first before we touch the tax system. Because none of the above fixes will be feasible after it is fixed. Also, if the tax system is simplified, i doubt that the Government will take in less funds, it will just be more obvious that they are taking a lot.

Glad someone said it, there seems to be an illusion that welfare is sucking our government dry, when really it is one of the more efficient and effective entitlement programs we have, one of the few worth keeping IMHO

Yeah...you may have to get her checked out, that dog don't sound like she is right in the head.

This is one of those times that i am angry at myself for wasting my Mod points. Very good response sir!

Bad analogies all around.

The closest one i can think of would be taking 5 or 6 drinks and then walking home, but since you are too drunk to drive, they bust you anyway.

Heres the thing though, that is exactly what people will see. Change the UI up a bit, and they will come en masse to buy this 'new' OS.

Of course they will learn their mistake afterwards, but as the say, hindsight is 20/20.

Agreed, but this here is part of the problem. There is no magic panacea, if you want good work, you have to pay for good work, the higher-ups are just deluding themselves otherwise. On the same note however, saying that their best get paid as much as our best is just silly. Whether that means we demand for to much compensation, or that they demand too low, is another story. I do not think bothering with this dude's baiting is really productive. Right now, we DO know that we are better, or at least just as good. The problem here is that they are willing to work for significantly less. We either have to take a hit, or empower them to be properly compensated for their efforts.