So, last year they took down a buttload of DRM Auth servers because it wasn't sufficiently profitable; now they want to use DRM again, and they expect anyone who knows anything to actually want to buy their services again?

I frown at MS stock holders, you're the ones saying that this kind of activity is acceptable.

the $1800/mo was a typo, i meant TCO instead of mo.

Um, $50/mo is still a fair bit for that.

$50 x 12 Months = $600/mo

Suppose you would normally replace your OS and office suite every 3 years

$600 x 3 Years = $1800/mo

How much more affordable is a community OS and office suite?

Ignorance is a powerful lever to be pulled.

I suppose you've never heard of the WGA (Windows Genuine "Avantage") issues that have occured throughout XP's life? Try entire campuses de-authenticating simply because of a faulty WGA update. Couple this with Vista's well known "cripple the pirates" features, and you have a recipe for disaster. With the way corporations are moving (Microsoft in particular) I suspect this is only the beginning.

How exactly do you access your data if the OS you "Own" does not let you? (READ: http://distrowatch.com/ )

Games for windows is just Microsoft trying to dip into the honey pot. I see no reason to use it.

I can already message people with steam, why bother with another unnecessary and bad MS product?

The specs are very specific (lol, get it?).

I take it you havn't seen full-length graphics cards yet? 280's, 8800 GTX's, GX2's, etc, aren't full length cards, but they're close.

These are full length cards: http://management.cadalyst.com/cadman/Review/AMD-ATI-FireGL-V8600-and-FireGL-V8650-Graphics-Car/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/526886?contextCategoryId=6631

You can tell the difference by them not only being longer, but having that retention connector at the end (right side of the pictures) which helps steady the card.

I like how you think you're a big enough person to post a racist comment, yet not big enough to log in.

Grow up, and welcome to the real world (READ: Anyone can be president)

If you do your research, you'll see that:

a) It's based on an improved 260 core design (not 280 as indicated by the memory bit width), so it is for gaming (and work)
b) It's MSRP'd at $500, and currently available for $500ish ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130439 )
c) What is your source that it'll only use 10% of the available resources?

I find your conclusions laughable at best.

The card meets ATX spec, hence it ACTUALLY DOES fit into all ATX specced cases.

GG NO RE

Vista has a lot of good ideas, but not all were implemented as well as they could have been. Compare Aero to Compiz and you'll see Compiz has better use of resources on the same hardware. Vista is to OS' as EA is to PC gaming. Oh snap!

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Black pepper is just a hoax generated by the government. Clearly my evidence holds precedent. That being that by doing nothing, no elephants have trampled my lawn.

So if it's a terrorist tool...

Terrorism is all relative by the way.