> The only concern is that for C#, you'll most likely want to stick to Microsoft ecosystem (Visual Studio is a great development environment, but you'll have to deploy to Asure, whereas you have more choices with Java, including Amazon and Google Linux clouds).

Err what? You can deploy to hundreds of hosting providers... including AWS.

http://aws.amazon.com/windows/

And then you get hit by a vulnerability.

http://blog.nodejs.org/2012/05/07/http-server-security-vulnerability-please-upgrade-to-0-6-17/

It's not. Click on an upvote arrow and you should see a registration option.

Most folks with half a brain cell have left because of the constant slanted summaries, biased moderation by people with an axe to grind and the constant FUD and lies being spread on here.

http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/13/03/17/1914209/microsoft-to-abandon-windows-phone

Don't think that the constant karma whoring and circlejerking by the likes of symbolset, bmo, etc. and the moderation does not have any ill effects. There's no place for rational discourse here, whoever posts the most anti-MS screed gets voted up regardless of facts.

The words "Secure Boot" seems to suddenly turn off the logic circuits in the brains of many otherwise intelligent folks and make them say dumb things and also cause selective amnesia. I have no other explanation for this continued ignorance on such a large scale for such a long time. The anti-MS FUD articles and modded up FUD and hating comments also don't help and serve to perpetuate the ignorance.

Can you quantify the number of eyes on CM? What does a "lot" exactly mean compared to "few" ?

Which at Apple's prices costs an arm and leg.

What's your take on this thread on Hacker News where the commenter tried to cast complete blame on Microsoft for this? Is he right?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5974130

Well, once you get past the tech savvy crowd which is like 1% of the browsing population, even if Firefox truly beats Chrome by a big margin, I don't think this is going to change things one bit for Firefox.

Chrome is bundled with Java, Acrobat and Flash updates, which ~98% of computers in the world have. Forget a checkbox in a hurry because you want to do something useful and Chrome is installed.

It is bundled with many PCs by the OEMs who get paid for it.

It is constantly advertised on TV and on Google properties like Google search engine and Youtube, especially to Opera and IE users.

Mozilla doesn't have the resources to do the above and,all this explains Chromes' growth among the nontech crowd more than just performance differences.

I have personally seen many folks for who I installed Firefox back in the day end up using Chrome. When I ask them, most of the time they don't have no idea how they got it. Google's been sinking a lot of money into Chrome over the years(even paying websites $1 per download they drive) and it makes sense because one more Chrome install they don't have to pay money to Firefox and Opera for being the default search for another user. Benchmarks are not going to change any of this.

So because one monoculture exists, that makes it okay for the others? So if one thief steals your car and never gets caught, it makes it acceptable for a second thief to steal your bike?

Only if you're a big Apple fanboy, as you're known to be, but let me give your arguments a fair shake anyway, despite your foulmouthed rant.

Erm like what? Bonus points if those tasks cannot be performed on a PC, laptop or Android tablet. Further, as I said it's good for grandmas and other folks, just not kids.

You mean like this? http://www.pbs.org/idealab/2010/05/programming-language-for-kids-banned-from-apple-app-store118

Ok lets see what a kid wanting to program on iOS needs to do.

1) Needs a relatively expensive Mac to even start. What chance is there that parents are going to buy one(if they don't have one) just because little Jimmy may want to dip their feet in programming, which may finally end up in nothing? Pretty close to zero. The cheapest Mac starts at $599 for a weak device on which Xcode lags.
2) Needs an Apple developer ID for which they need to be atleast 13 years ago and $99/yr subscription to test apps on their iOS device. Fat chance that many parents are going to get those for a kid who are known to get bored pretty quick.

Steps taken by old time geeks:

1) Install any one of the hundred IDEs and/or runtimes and start typing.

Who has their "head up their ass" posting "dumbest bullshit" just because they outright worship a company?

Oh, I forgot there is no use arguing with folks like you because:

http://www.businessinsider.com/apple-is-a-religion-neuroscientists-find-it-triggers-the-same-reaction-in-your-brain-2011-5

- Sent from my iPad(TM) ?

That'd be because the Chromebooks aren't selling, but iPads are in great demand.

iPads are okay for grandmas, but giving them to kids is just mind numbing. With a real PC or even a netbook or a hybrid, atleast the kid can do more as get tired of Angry Birds. Not all will, but some will definitely venture out to programming and alternate OSes, even if only in a VM. Give them an iPad and it's nothing more than a glorified iPod Touch. Not to mention that the lack of a physical keyboard discourages thoughtful writing of even a few sentences and instead encourages texts-like writing. The Chromebook isn't much better either.

Certificates!
Clearly the solution is to sign these old certificates with new certificates so that they become more secure.