One more straw to break Micro$oft's back - and this could be a big straw. Yes, there is still the problem with proprietary office software, but isn't everything going to the cloud anyway? Beats tethering.

Once again, Lawyers are not the smartest cookies in the jar. "He who serves as their own lawyer has a fool for a client." Sounds like a counter claim for harassment, filing a frivolous lawsuit and abusive litigation. See CASE COMMENT: Yost v. Torok and Abusive Litigation: A New Tort to Solve an Old Problem https://litigation-essentials.lexisnexis.com/webcd/app?action=DocumentDisplay&crawlid=1&doctype=cite&docid=21+Ga.+L.+Rev.+429&srctype=smi&srcid=3B15&key=d376f4fa7d7435dfcf58647c4b43a54c

"Libraries, such as for compression (zlib, libbz2, ppmd) and database manipulation (sqlite3), together with a Lua (a scripting language) virtual machine. Many parts of Flame have high order logic written in Lua with effective attack subroutines and libraries compiled from C++, according to Kaspersky Lab" from http://phys.org/news/2012-05-global-flame-cyber-staggering.html Aren't at least some of these libraries licensed under open source? Does this mean that any variants or improvements must be open sourced? Just asking.

"lawyers, financial advisers, bank[er]s" - not exactly the smartest cookies in the box.

Why do we kill the messenger? This is crazy. This guy deserves a thank you, a medal and a high paying job offer. To be guilty of a criminal act, there must be two elements present, the Actus reus and the Mens rea (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mens_rea). 'actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea, which means "the act does not make a person guilty unless the mind is also guilty".' Sorry, this guy definitely did not have the mens rea. Why do we kill the messenger? What is wrong with us? Before you choose a side to fight, forget about who's wrong or right If you like your neck, you best as heck start rooting for the winner This brave new world is knocking at your door, and you better let it in The constitution's evolution never made a contribution to the revolutionary man And it's a crime To speak your mind And it's a crime... Don't say a word, cuz if you're heard That blade is gonna fall Wrong Side of the Revolution - Josh Woodward http://www.joshwoodward.com/song/WrongSideoftheRevolution