Yes, training is almost always more expensive than the change.

Let's take a small company using enterprise class software... say 15,000 employees. And let's pretend you pay them squat, $10/hr. Means it costs you $15/hr at least to have them.

So every hour you spend training costs $225,000 ... windows -> linux would likely be a 4 hour afternoon session, so you're knocking at a million dollars just for your employees time. You haven't even paid the trainers yet, and this won't be one massive webinar, you're doing at least a dozen or two sessions.

Tack on the ramped up support costs at the start of the deployment cycle, and the fact that skilled linux personnel command a higher salary than skilled windows personnel.

Then add in the fact that you bought the enterprise class software in the first place because it does what you want. Odds are OS was a minor concern when you purchased it to start.

So yes, it's a big difference.

I don't think this is about VR... this is about the people who actually spend the money on consumer electronics of the sort. Business travelers. On flights, or trains people would eat these up if they were priced reasonably and comfortable.

That actually depends on your spending/saving ratios and whether you're discussing necessary goods or luxury goods.

Granted, in the current state of the US economy a lot of what you're saying is true since people spend every penny they make (and usually a few more).

I just don't want to see green flames and purple pictures of the WTC Towers. And where are the people jumping?

I mean, how far do you take it? I have a feeling a lot of people's problems is the coloring book to light heartedness relationship. I know it's mine, I don't want to hide kids from 9/11 nor do I want to shove it down their throats.

So, while I'll have discussions with young kids, watch news footage with older ones, and visit the memorial with both I don't want plush toys, coloring books or theme songs.

A decision by a government agency to stop selling a book that upset some people.

Censorship would be if FEMA removed the book from their website, and then told the publisher to stop publishing it.

Extreme cases would then involve removing it from book stores, schools and homes... but that wouldn't be necessary. FEMA taking it off its own website though, not censorship. I don't link to slashdot on my home page, am I guilty of censorship against slashdot?

The benchmarks for what? I don't know whether or not I'm losing a percent or two for number crunching... but I do know that the UI feel is a lot faster, they've really improved load times and the lag from switching between programs.

I do think I've lost an FPS or two in certain games... and I may have lost a second or two on compiles (though I doubt that one)... but for the day to day benchmarks that actually matter to me it certainly seems faster.