This is a huge problem for almost every manufacturer. Take a look at the HP DV series of laptops for example. Why are we picking on Apple and not the GPU manufacturers here?

Sounds like a great way to ensure that no new data centers are built in Portugal!

We need more competition in the mobile phone market. BlackBerry is pretty much dead, WebOS is dead, Symbian is dead. It would be really nice to see Microsoft grab a significant portion of the market away from Android, which will push Google into making their OS better.

Why would you want that when you can get an arguably better iPad 2 for $349 refurb or $399 brand new?

oh that's right, this is ./ and it's better to run out dated versions of Android built under worse working conditions than anything Apple makes.

Apple is dominating the tablet market and will continue to do so until a serious competitor comes along, and Android tablets are not it. I don't see any legitimate competition until the Windows 8 tablets begin popping up, as Microsoft intended Windows 8 for tablets from the start. It won't be a hacked up phone OS running on something the size of a tablet. That's my 2c

I am glad to see the use of the words "customer with PlayBooks" but I think the poster meant to say "the customer with a PlayBook"

So, all of the sites you use.

Yes, if I remember correctly, in their C++ class, they had us using Metroworks CodeWarrior, and at the time, I think it was somewhat expensive

I did say crash courses. Obviously, a whole language can't be taught in a week or two, especially to 14 year olds. However, it's enough to get youngsters going and having fun using the languages.

When I was younger, during the summers between junior high and high school, I used to go to iD tech camps. I went to the one on the Stanford campus specifically. While there, I got to meet other kids interested in the same things as myself, and I got to go through some short, week long programming language crash courses. If I remember correctly, iD taught me Java, C++, and C#. They had other courses besides programming, such as video editting, and web page design. It was a lot of fun and I would definitely recommend it to others!

Does that mean you support the 99%?

Yet another reason to rally against them!

I use GoDaddy for cheap hosting and domain name registration. Which inexpensive provider should I switch to for a similar set of CONVENIENT services that actually cares about my rights?

I came in here to post the same thing. How many people actually write that way?

and it sounds like one guy held up the whole thing. It was an 11-1 vote AGAINST Microsoft. Sounds like we spotted a fanboy!

I think you mean Porsche collection, I don't think Bill Gates owns any Ferraris.