..about fucking never. A critical mass of people have noticed that NOT installing the latest and "greatest" that Microsoft has to offer didn't cause their computers to self-destruct. Application developers have noticed. Hell, even Microsoft seems to have noticed. The hidden fear-based incentive to upgrade when MS says so, is gone.

Not only is hardware good enough now - the OS (Windows XP and 7) is, too.

Up to about the time Windows 8 was released, there was this common wisdom and even fear, that every new Windows version Microsoft poops out "must be installed at any cost". Slowly, however, we have transitioned to a world where most people don't feel this compulsion anymore. We live in the post-Windows 8 world - one where people are becoming aware that Windows 7 is good enough. In fact, some even believe that Windows XP is good enough, and don't particularly care to upgrade.

Sure, a lot of nerds who like to fiddle around with their computer, will in fact upgrade to Windows 10, but those who don't can feel rather comfortable that nothing catastrophic will happen.

Microsoft is about to release their RAD for healthcare, called Visual AIDS. MUMPS has got nothing on them.

Spotted the problem right there. The stock market is not a tool for investment anymore: it's a gambling house and a system to extract wealth from long-term investors. Make it compulsory to hold one's shares for at least 6 months after purchase, and the problem solves itself. Of course, the fat cats don't want this, and they are the ones who have the actual power, so nothing will change.

Indeed. The user was King - at all times and in all circumstances.

And that's why justice is for the rich, in the US. If you have enough money, you are effectively above the law.

Such sweet words to coat a turd for people to swallow.

I must be missing something obvious, but why don't you just buy the Jolla?

Yes, I also like trackballs. I have (somewhere) an old laptop with a trackball - it has Windows 3.1 installed, just so you get the idea of the vintage. The only problem with trackballs is that they seemed to get broken rather quickly. They'd start jamming up and using them would be extremely unpleasant.

Funnily though, as much as I like trackballs, I find them much slower to use than trackpoints. Different folks, different strokes.

And THIS is why trackpoints (AKA "nipples") are superior to touchpads. Far superior, actually.

Thank you kind sir.

I'm like that, too. Unfortunately, my anti-charisma (to use your nice term) spilled over into my financial investments as well - every single company I bought shares of, tanked.

Actually, BeOS was near-realtime. QNX is true realtime.

This is the most important question in the whole thread: why does the EU care that Greece wants to tax the super-rich to raise the money?

And another interesting point: the root cause for the monetary shortfall in Greece is rampant tax evasion by the wealthiest, supported by rampant corruption. Greece is a deeply corrupt country, and the wealthiest in Greek society are the ones reaping the most benefit.

Please kindly provide a link to that Uzi homicide story. It's so tragicomic that it's quintessentially Greek.