Is this some sort of meta-humour that I don't understand? Or are you actually comfortable with using the phrase "nigger faggot trolls" to make your point? You've been modded up, so I hope I'm missing something.

I'll drink to that! I made this very argument quite recently, but the idiot Judge still took my license...

iTunes was released before the iPod. I think you're a little confused between iTunes (the application) and iTunes Store (the online music store).

Citation needed.

Apple fanboys ARE funny. I find them endearing, because their irrational positivity towards Apple stems from their enthusiasm for the consumer devices they enjoy owning.
I generally find fandroids less amusing because (on Slashdot at least) their energies seem equally driven by the same consumer devices but with irrational negativity.

Even if we take that statement on face value, without Apple's "extreme marketing" the current market for tablets (and arguably consumer-targeted smartphones) would not exist. Innovation that refines a product category and creates the market for it to be sold? That's not something to be derided.

Er, how's that? I'm not aware of the patent dispute between Apple and B&N. Can you provide some insight? (Unless this is just blind fandroid rage and you've somehow managed to confuse Microsoft and Apple...)

So, do the numbers actually make sense to you then? Do you think this as big as Conficker? Because that would genuinely be news. I'm surprised that only Dr. Web have found an infection of this size. The other security companies must be asleep at the wheel.

Before we rehash the same old comments - and effectively clone a number of threads that have gone before, shouldn't we examine the claim of 600,000 infections?

That's the remarkable thing about this story. I'm not overly familiar with Dr.Web as a security company, but I'm more than a little skeptical about the distribution of infections.

The website gives little information about how the research was carried out http://news.drweb.com/?i=2341&c=5&lng=en&p=0.

How is it that the UK has seen 12.8% of worldwide infections, while Ireland has seen just 0.1% of infections? The UK has a population ten times bigger than Ireland, so given roughly equal market share (5 to 6%), you'd expect a tenth of number of infections or thereabouts.

Switzerland has a much higher market share than Ireland (17%) and a larger population, but comes out with the same 0.1%.

I'd like to understand how these numbers were arrived at and verfied. If they are genuine and valid, I'd love to know how Switzerland is staying safe, because we should probably all adopt their methodology.

He IS a toddler. Any other useful suggestions? If not, just keep trolling anonymously.

We can't mod you down, because you were too scared to make these comments under an accountable ID. I'll take your suggestions of discipline and punishment on board, but considering my son will react to stress and confusion by biting his own arm until he draws blood, I may have to take a bat to him to get your message across...

Actually, I took the mention to be a dig at the excessive cost of an iPhone: If a iPad can be sold at $399, then why does an iPhone have to cost so much more? I'm not sure why you took that to be advertising for Apple, unless you think $399 is an exceptionally low price, which few people would be aware of? Of course, I may be unaware of a secret Slashdot agenda. Equally, you may be looking for something that isn't there.

Hmmm... Since you didn't use the IANAL defence, and have posted a well-informed comment, I'm going to have to assume that YAAL.

Quick everyone - mod this patent-loving, blood-sucker down!

/kidding

This tweet was quoted in TFA. To be fair, he's quite funny when he wants to be - so "talentless" seems a harsh assessment.

I don't think so. Where's the pro-Apple angle? I must have missed these endorsements: