it's "hanged".

This would be the browser plugin you're talking about? Websites are not served up by browser plugins. Stop spreading lies.

I would have thought that being responsible for a motor vehicle with the engine started, whilst drunk, would be a bad idea.

If you read the BBC article you will see that development has already started. The funding is to complete the development.
"Although some early work on the multiplayer title had been done at Mr Braben's game studio Frontier Developments, but needed the cash to turn the code into a finished playable product. If the game did not hit its funding target then development work would stop."

Didn't exist on the BBC or Amstrad platforms, thank god. I did have to use those to play Total Eclipse though, and some days I gave up before getting into the damn game!

I played the original Elite on the BBC Micro and the Amstrad CPC 464/6128. I absolutely loved it. The only thing that was missing for me was an online mode where you could do battle against your friends, or team up and kick some Thargoid ass in witch space. I can't wait.

Well, they're entitled to 'complain' just as all third party Twitter clients 'complain' about limitations in the Twitter API. That 'complaint' wont go anywhere, however.

Then less people will choose to buy a Windows powered phone. Just as Apple have tried to keep third party apps from their devices, Microsoft will soon learn that it slows sales and alienates users.

oh snap!

If Google are in fact doing this, then I can fully understand why Microsoft would be justified to complain. However given Microsoft's past tactics in trying to undermine the competition, perhaps they should eat humble pie. Anti-competitive browser tactics through bundling, non-compliant standards (IE6), deliberately making it hard for SAMBA to integrate with AD, these are just two things that have personally turned me against Microsoft in the past. More recently, launching Twitter campaigns to try and spread Android FUD and on the other complaining that Google aren't playing fair? Take a look in the mirror Microsoft.

If I had mod points I would mod you up. Most articles on the BBC are followed by comments by people who do not understand the fundamental workings of the organisation. The BBC is an independent news organisation. It does not have to bend to the will of governments or advertisers. That is it's huge advantage over commercial news and TV broadcasts. You only need to watch some US news shows to understand why this is preferable to commercial TV news.

And then the reporter can re-tweet them? Surely if the reporter didn't write the tweet then they're not the ones breaking the rules?

Did you realise that switching to AC would make it less obvious that you replied to your own post? The point wasn't interesting. No replies doesn't mean "add your own".

i see what you did there :)