AC writes:
>>>We already put that money into the economy by building the rocket and satellite. This isn't an monetary loss at all.

By that logic, installing new windows in a home and then smashing them, is a productive activity.
No.
It's a LOSS. Money thrown away.

"Don't miss out! Buy this christmas present before it's too late!" - scare tactics

I spent over $500 on that damn site for my kids. Got a bunch of damaged games (instead of new as advertised). Complained to ebay. And ebay banned me. Dicks.

>>>right wing thinks poverty is a character flaw...places the needs of the wealthy above all else.

Wrong. According to various studies over the years, Republican voters (aka conservatives) give 5 times more money per year to non-church charities then Democrat voters (aka liberals).

And at the Government level, the Democrat representatives often give nothing at all (example: Al Gore, Hillary Clinton) while their Republican colleagues give thousands each year.

Please don't shoot the messenger.
I'm just telling you the statistics.

Here let me save some time: "Which law prevents a corporation from 'spreading FUD about patent infringement'?"

NONE. Commercial speech is protected by the first amendment. Companies can not lie, but they can certainly spread fear, uncertainty, and doubt about competitor's products. (Almost every car commercial does it several times per hour.)

>>>The sherman...monopolies...unreasonably restricts trade

That's NOT the question I asked. The question I asked was: Which law prevents a corporation from "spreading FUD about patent infringement"? Quote it to me. Please and thank you.

>>>If Opera respected Apple's "Parental Control" settings

they'd be a sellout.

Never bow to the man. Besides I don't see other browsers like Firefox or Safari being penalized with this "adults only" disclaimer.

>>>I have no problem with peoples' identities being sought

Also makes it easier to throw the formerly-Anonymous persons in jail for things like ----- sharing how to crack a PS3 to install linux or media-watching software ----- producing art or comic books filled with nude teenagers doing what teenagers do (sex) ----- uploading a copy of Streamboat Willie --- et cetera.

Liberty cannot live in a world where people can not hide.

The right to be Publish Anonymously is protected by the Ninth Amendment. This judge is just a government tyrant trying to suppress the liberty of the People. Send him to the same place Saddam Hussein and Mubarak went.

(whispers)

Her kid, you want Opera? It comes installed for free on half of VirginMobile's phones. Go check it out and tell all your friends.

I've been patient with Apple up to this point, despite their heavy-handedness.

But this is the last straw. This is not merely an error, but an ANTI-COMPETITIVE AND therefore ILLEGAL practice designed to harm the Opera company. Maybe the US DOJ should leave MPEG alone and sue Apple Store instead.

Out of practice? Hardly.

The 2004 DOJ didn't have any problem going after the CD Cartel (for price-fixing), and forcing them to refund money to overcharged customers.

>>>What they're not allowed to do (and what spurred this investigation) is to spread FUD about patent infringement

Really???
Which law prevent a corporation from doing that? Quote it to me.
Please and thank you.

A desire to protect one's patented product from being copied (example: Apple going after Hackintosh clone manufacturers) is not indicative of a Monopoly or abuse of said monopoly. It's simply defense of one's work/intellectual property from being stolen.

This DOJ investigation simply has no basis to exist.

>>>Muslims are normal people that just happen to believe something differently than you do.

"Wrongthought"

It's not just a 1984 idea - it dates all the way back to the ~1100 AD crusades. The only justification for those wars was because muslims thought the "wrong" ideas, and therefore they needed to die. No wonder they hate Europeans & Americans - they still desire revenge for the injustices done to Arabs long ago.

".....remove the heads from thy enemies....." - Qor'an

Damn.

Skip eating lunch today, and "make up" for the loss.