very cool idea

I think that's clearly where they are headed too. Apple was never into 'open' and I'll bet these last 10 years spiking the koolaid with FOSS have grated on their sense of rightness. iTunes was one thing but this app store business... it's all coming home now. I've already moved my world back to linux. OS/X was great for a while though. I'll probably even miss it a little bit, but that's all.

bloody facebook, if they can't get my info voluntarily, they just buy it. adios skype!

+1

tax everyone for everything and then say it's it's 'free'

I am no MS fan. I haven't run an MS OS since windows 3.1 but I do hope they get it together. If they don't then Apple will be the only real game for the proprietary OS world and anyone who looks can see where they headed and how well that worked for the people with MS's years of dominance. Apple is building a wall, brick by brick so I really hope MS figures it out and doesn't die anytime soon. If this adds some savvy into their myopic, top-heavy world then bring it on.

best summary of this i've read anywhere. ++

Quebec should stay, it's Ottawa that should separate.

When you can't hit anything with the pistol, you haul out the shotgun.

I don't know what goes on in Redmond but I have never been able to figure out why Balmer speaks out loud. I have no doubt he is a smart man but the guy scares me and as a face for a company that I am supposed to trust with my business, I think that a simple logo would be far more reassuring. I think if I worked for him, I would have the old resume spic and span too.

...the less oxygen there is.

Trying to have any kind of long term relationship with an outfit called Virgin is bound to end in disappointment, one way or another.

...was the end of the end of facebook for me

Straight up. No matter what happens musicians will still make music and find ways to get it into people ears. And besides, If the music industry did collapse at least society would no longer have to contend with the corporate creations the likes of Bieber et. al., slowly and steadily making everyone beat-numb and grinding them into musical illiteracy. Most of the crap they are crying about a human with ears left wouldn't even pirate in the first place, let alone buy.

why is it the goal of technology missionaries to deliver the lamosity of facebook to some dude in a shack in the middle of nowhere? Like a neutered dog, i just don't get it... unless it's religion in which case I do get it, but still don't