That stands for "your Marvell may vary" in this case, right?

Of course, they have a bunch of upset people who got suckered into buying machines with Windows 8. They can either release an update for Windows 8 that brings back the Start menu Microsoft knows they want, or make it part of Windows 9 so they have to pay for it as an OS upgrade.

Which do you think they'll choose?

Sounds like you're describing setting up a new 8.1 system. If we're talking about updating from 8 RTM to 8.1 I didn't even have to do that. My system was originally configured with a local account and I never use IE, Windows 8 Mail, or Skype. Went into the Store and there was a big tile to upgrade to 8.1. I wasn't logged into the Store at all (have never wanted to use it) and it didn't ask me for anything before downloading the installer.

So... exactly how websites have been done for any company that doesn't have their own in-house web development team and servers.

What the hell does that mean? Where else would an Internet website be hosted but on the Internet?

Samsung and LG claim that the curve provides a cinema-like experience by offering a more balanced and uniform view so that the edges of the set don't appear further away than the middle.

I wasn't aware movie theater screens were curved.

Yo Dawg! I heard you like deniability...

No, it's very apt. The fact they have some legal content doesn't excuse them from everything else.
Also: why do we need a search engine for finding Linux torrents? And why does the Pirate Bay and KickAssTorrents need to track Linux torrents? Wouldn't the most legitimate place to get a Linux torrent be from the site of said distro?

You'd be "circumventing an authorization control" or some other BS legal interpretation so they could throw the DMCA at you.

Lots of stupid people are rich. It's mostly about finding someone even less intelligent to give them money (using marketing to sell products), or convincing someone above them professionally they are worth more than they are.

Modern companies are also very risk adverse. They prefer to find ways to generate revenue that don't require actual research and development that may not pan out in a way that makes them money. It's easier to build market share by using marketing to deceive customers, and the legal system to eliminate competition (like patent lawsuits over things that are hardly special), rather than try and innovate and win customers by actually making better products than your competitors.

Yeah, nobody changes the version number for bugfix-only releases.

Nice federal highway funding there you have there, California. Would be a shame if something were to happen to it.

Unlike the original series, where Luke and Leia were adults and Han Solo sported a walking stick with a hidden blaster.

You don't say...