if i read the article, could i be accused of ''procuring information to commit Islamic extremist explosive attacks with remote-controlled model airplanes,' - i mean, if they go into detail about what was planned..... oh oh! they could even say "ive downloaded it onto my computer" with the cunning use of a cache.

this is exactly what it comes down to... what are the customer requirements - and what level of accuracy is required - i don't see 100% being achievable. The thing that bothers me most about the article though is how superficially the author is looking at the problem. its like someone who's starting out in development - and really not taking into account a HUGE amount of factors which will come into play. even if you ignored all timezone requirements and just focused on keeping the clock in sync with the local server time - you've still got a difficult task to keep the hands with a high level of accuracy - anyone know how accurate JS timing is? setTimeout talks about ms..what if the device is under load? what if its a crappy browser on an old mobile phone?

agreed... at one point i was taking the article seriously ( although not agreeing with the conclusion ) and then i read the whole "you could buy X ipads" and i thought...WTF??? one minute we're talking about office machines that people use for work, the next we're talking about buying a lot of iPads?? that would certainly be a FAR more efficient waste of money for a large office. After everyone gets bored of the gimmicks and realises they have real work to do..they'd be shelved. the amount of times ive seen people comparing computers and the desktop market to tablets is starting to bore me. apples and oranges anyone?

http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/Phones/Goodbye_data_limits_Hello_Three ive used about 30GB one month! theyre cool with tethering too - so im sometimes away from home sharing the data to my laptop, ipad etc. good speed too...about 2mbit down

i own a galaxy note - and yes, its on the big side. but when anyone asks - i always say that the thing i now do LEAST on my phone, is phone! so for people who spend more time on the web, streaming films, playing games etc. then i think a big screen is perfect - and i agree with another poster - people vote with their wallets - and larger screen phones are being purchased in huge numbers. i personally think if apple brought out a phone with a large ( over 4 inch ) screen with a great battery they'd be onto a winner! FYI - i'm on a phone contract in the UK, that gives truly unlimited data ( no fair usage caps ) - so a large screen, plus netflix = great!

agree with this. im the one who actually does the "work", and believe it or not, require some focus to do this. if every message that i currently receive as an email came through as a phonecall, my productivity would drop. i would no longer be able to focus on work, then take some time to focus on following up emails between tasks. however, i guess, from the client point of view - they just want to find something out striaght away, so i can see why they would see it as more efficient to get an immediate answer with a phonecall. it feels like two different types of workers.... like project managers vs. programmers ? ( just an example! :) )

and i work for atos... we've been focusing on using office communicator more often - this reduces the cost of conference calls, and allows for realtime chat - love the integration with outlook too - knowing if someone is currently available, if they're about to go into a meeting etc. i do however value email and its "audit trail" but i suppose theres enough paperwork outside of this, and technically, big decisions shouldn't only have an email backing it up?

this would make software extremely expensive to develop. isn't there just too many permutations of events in software to KNOW that its "100% done"? and will NEVER have an error/bug? not to mention the area of users themselves being the vulnerabilities...

i dont understand the quote "95% of OUR customers"? are these people who have previously purchased their games and are now downloading them? I think its safe to say that not everyone who illegally downloads a game would have actually went out and purchased it. the fact that someone is getting it easily and for free can be reason enough for them to download it. so if they're saying that the number of people downloading illegally makes up 95% of their active installs of a game, this doesn't necessarily make all these installs lost customers to piracy...

isnt this money just going around the system anyway? so yes, it maybe seen that the government spend OUR tax money on things they could get cheaper.. but at the end of the day, public sector is encouraged to puchase from local suppliers. arent we then talking about local suppliers receiving tax payers money for goods and services, which in turn creates jobs and wealth? if they cut back and spend less, doesnt this create new problems?

just a thought - we were supposed to be seeing a very long period of time for this generation of consoles.... im wondering if this might push sony ( and therefore microsoft ) to bring forward the release of the next generation of consoles? i mean, so far sales havent been stellar for the PS move?

sounds great - although, i can hear the customes complaining 'i cant find internet explorer'! i love the alternative browsers , but cant help feel the 'average consumer' doesn't really care that much? i have actually installed firefox on family members computers, and couldnt really answer ( with info that they found useful ) what the difference was... my family dont really care to much about usability compliance and security ( well - until theyre shot down themselves with it! )