Unfortunately that is where our society has ended up...

I like shiny things, but this is a bit ridiculous. We could have used those precious metals for something more productive. Just saying. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold#Electronics

Another hopeless attempt for a government to control something that's completely uncontrollable. Look at some well-known attempts at making things "Unable to be copied; completely under our control" (I'm looking at you DVD, BluRay) How long did it take to crack the encryption key and sail right on to making copies? Seriously, pass this, and watch the chaos. They seriously need to learn that this is one thing you cannot, and never will, control.

I saw this one coming, especially with the way WinRT is going to be laid out. But then again, I don't see the issue. You can install another browser and no even bother with IE. IE no longer has the monopoly it did, and for the first time in a while, IE (and finally Windows) has to fight to stay relevant. Especially with the Smart Phone/Tablet market gaining some serious speed. Even Linux and OS X are making a little more headway. Windows is still the desktop Juggernaut, but it has no appeal, and when consumers find somewhere else to go, they flock to it. MS is learning that the hard way. On the flip side of that coin, lets look at iOS and Android, they bundle a browser even more deeply integrated into the OS. So, you do have a choice out there now that makes more sense. Microsoft will get it eventually, or die off.

Its easy. Stop trying to be Facebook. There are too many sites now that are just photocopying Facebook. People want something different, that is what drives competition.

Amen!

I can understand that, really, I can. However, I think this is also subject to the bandwagon effect. The fact that the bug has been around for at least a year, has been flagged "Won't Fix" for around a year, and been discuss internally/externally for the same length of time, makes this a prime candidate for people just looking for a fight and a reason to make Google out to the bad guy once again. Its not just Google either, Its been Apple, Microsoft, IBM, etc, etc. People just look for a reason to Bitch and complain. That is why I don't think it should be taken into such seriousness to merit front page status. Its just begging for a flame war to begin over something as simple as swapping a toolbar.

If I had a kid, I would not have Cable/Satellite TV. Its Books and Playtime, with very light internet exposure. I'm 20, and I don't even watch TV save for the Discovery and Science channels every once in a while. Hell, even the news (At least in the US) is absolutely terrible.

...is not News :/

Can human-kind, for once, knock off this nationalist crap and make a universal system that everyone can use? Instead of turning everything into a weapon? Come on, this is getting old.

Posting a comment with total bias and intent of flaming should get you auto-trolled. I have no sympathy for stupidity.

u mad, bro?

Seriously, I'm not trying to be a dick here, but why in this world does this merit being front page? I find this to be on the level of simple bickering. This is more suited for a forum post or something a long that line.

If you can't figure out how to unlock the extremely valuable aspects of OOP, then you have no business in the CS field. I've built objects to wrap API's that have solved more problems than using sequential-oriented programs. Every used Model-View-Controller Programming? Talk about Powerful. And is all OOP-based.