"a tri-core that nobody can program for"

Since when can nobody program for the Xbox 360?

Although MS is certainly working on a replacement what's the rush? Both the Xbox and PS3 still have plenty of engaging games that look awesome your typical 42" TV. Add to that all the online services like Netflix etc that they have been adding and what exactly are you missing out on? Spending money on new system that does what? Better graphics? Graphics don't make the game.

This longer period between new systems may frustrate graphic whores, not saying you are one, but it has lead to a stable console platform that gamers have gotten a lot of value out of. That's not such a bad thing especially when you look at all of the great games that continue to come out. Anyway that's my 2cents.

"IF I got my "benefits" as salary, I could be much more efficient in my health care dollars than Insurance."

Good idea.... until you get into a car accident or slip and fall and break your hip and have chronic long term pain. Or have some other serious medical condition and it drains your life savings within months. I'm sure some Americans could make that work but not most.

Fact: Most Americans are terrible at saving money, even ignoring the fact that salaries have been stagnating and our current situation makes saving difficult. If they enable "save and pay your own way" for everyone we'd all be doomed. The only solution is stop this partial Universal Healthcare crap and go Full Universal and abolish the current private Insurance system.

50 years from now they'll be looking back and wondering what the hell we were thinking allowing private insurance to screw us so badly for so very long.

It's $10/month per 1TB which imho is pretty fair. Maybe not doable if you have 1,000 1TB tapes like someone else posted but for most other businesses that's not bad.

"If people can't get their dev environment running, they won't dev apps"

Why wouldn't they be able to get their dev environment running? I understand what you are trying to say but realistically Apple does supply Xcode and any other tools needed to make apps on it's platform. If you don't like it Apple will just tell you to piss off like they do on everything else. It's not fair but then again Apple has never been about fair.

Or their children who were born with birth defects...

When you A) have the best healthcare in the world B) have the healthcare companies/insurance sleazebags in your pocket and C) are able to trick people into voting against their own self interests why would you give a shit about the struggling masses without adequate Healthcare? Hence Mitch Fuckface McDickhead McConnell's amendment to a cybersecurity bill.

I love their solution. Instead of Easily fixing the problem, which btw is definitely possible, they tell you to upgrade to Windows 8 and Metro as an alternative. Um ok...

MS can blow me if they think that's somehow an acceptable alternative.They must really be desperate to get people to buy into Metro if they are pulling stunts like this.

How about because we understand exactly what they are trying to do and exactly why they are doing it, but still honestly believe it is a TERRIBLE interface for desktops and laptops?

But at least they are supporting linux with it vs not. The bottom line is when your trying to use Linux as your desktop OS and need to Skype with someone they don't want to hear "Just download X client and we'll use that instead of Skype". Maybe the people forcing you to run Skype to communicate with them should care about open standards but like most people they probably just want to use something that's familiar and easy to use.

Still the f'ed up ui that ONLY works on on tablets, right? Pass. Its going to be an absolute nightmare for all of these poor people who order their Dell's and go "What the fuck is this shit? How do I navigate this thing?"

RIP Windows 7 the last sane MS Desktop OS
RIP Snow Leopard the lasr sane Mac OS

Compared with Verizon's new bend you over and screw you dry plans, there are a ton of prepaid wireless company's that offer what Verizon is offering at half the price PLUS double the data. Boost, Virgin Mobile, just to name a few.

Their pricing may go up depending on their relationships with Verizon but they will all now clearly represent a better value than Verizon especially when you consider phone costs.

Fuck you, and Fuck you again. You greedy scumbags. Prices should be going down and caps should be going up. Not the other way around. Fuck you.

"Apple is preparing a Retina Display for the new MacBook Pro. If they keep the price point to $999"

A) the cheapest Macbook Pro is currectly $1200, and now they are going to be adding a super advanced low produce screen that no other manu is using.

B) expect the Retina Macbooks to be in the $2000-2500 range.