>> How this turns into collusion is beyond me, as Apple is not establishing the price of these books

But Apple is colluding with the publishers to make sure the same books are not sold anywhere else with lower price. In other words, if publishers want to make more money, Apple will provide them another channel, and in return, Apple will 'politely ask' that the same books are not sold lower on Amazon.

Since then, all my cheap kindle books have started costing as much as print editions. Fuck apple. And fuck your ignorance.

Oh look, somebody stole this fanboy's toys.

Way to go destroying fanboi hard-on with your stupid facts.

Or iphone.

In other words, if Apple says CES is not good, I am going to be Apple's bitch and say the same.

Fucking appholes.

Congratulations USA! The judiciary has finally confirmed that you have sold your soul to corporations. Capitalism is just awesome, isn't it?

Not surprised to see games with propaganda. Hollywood is doing this successfully for years, albeit (probably) without US Government asking for it.

In fact, in my opinion, Hollywood is the most successful PR machine the US has ever created. It's cultural impact on other countries and cultures is massive. People may politically dislike the US/US government/US military - but at the same time, a lot of them want to mimic The American as defined by Hollywood blockbusters.

It's a different discussion if this is good or bad, but it's certainly working for the US.

I am not surprised gaming industry is following it up - with active support from the government.

>> This happened with HD too; did the TV makers really expect it to be different this time?

Nope. They are expecting exactly the same this time too.

Then you are just living under a rock. Louder, Flashier, Bling wins mass over subtle, thoughtful products. Do not underestimate the power of PR, marketing and advertisements. Just look at what MTV did to music.

I was thinking the same. The primary factor to consider buying RIM has to be it's patent portfolio. Sure, RIM has useful technology too, but right now, for all the patent crazy companies, it's just patents.

We have seen sparks of the war, but I want a patent lawsuit armageddon out there where no one is able to sell mobile phones anymore. That's the only outcome - a complete gridlock - which will wake up morons like Apple, Microsoft and whoever else is initiating the game forcing everybody else to play along.

Like how you are a fanboi is a fact, but whether you are an asshole too or not is a separate matter? I see.