Yes, it is. But, good sense and "real" has nothing to do with a lot of complaints in this type of situation, where a largely free service goes paid. Much of it has to do with Customer Nazi Syndrome and the notion that companies are immediately evil for vulgar displays of seeking profit. After all, if one mentions revenue and such, one must be engaged in ripping someone off.

In a situation such as this, where there is very little comment necessary other than the negative, it might seem as if they are the majority - but actually it's mostly just the tossers demanding the earth. The rest of us just move on or get onboard.

If the cost of items goes up and to "stay competitive" one has to spend more money, I think it's fairly obvious that the cost of staying competitive is likely to change.

.. and thinking "20 year old woman" is tantamount to slashrotica?

This should have been +5 Funny

Proof incoming. Check your toast.

"Did that display just ask for Sarah Connor?"

Come a few months, this isn't going to be the situation. This is a highly deregulated industry, prices like these don't work in the longterm. You be patient for a few months and competition will drive it all down and you'll have the luxury of a choice.

They're not going to stop lying until they're legally instructed to - this practice of misleading customers has almost certainly a positive effect on their sales. Average Joe's don't see asterisks.

Early adopters always get the shaft. You keep your wallet in your pocket and within months, the wave of competition with ensure that you made a very wise (and obvious) decision.

I love it. Especially the inevitable acronymicalisation (yep) down to CJP.

You're absolutely right. I therefore suggest we call it "Colorless Jesus Powder", in accordance with our new invisible overlord.

It's not all doom and gloom. I've heard there is in-flight spaghetti and fiction.

You are behind. We're just slowing down :) Can't run and eat pie at the same time.

I suspect that genetics and nutrition will mitigate these factors. Whilst the trend is towards fat, now, this is likely to plateau and fall.

All this furore over Jobs, Gates and Ballmer. It's as if these guys are working 6000 hours a week, making every minor decision. There are lots and lots of talented people working "behind the scenes" to advise on the right technological directions to pursue.

Furthermore, whoever wrote this has obviously never come across a geek-ran company, strangling under quite significant business blindspots. As a company gets larger, wIth the right advisers, the guy at the top should be the business man. Sure, if he's a complete technological disaster, there's a problem, but I don't think there's too big of an issue when you've nearly tripled in net worth.

Articles like these, they're just the business version of a "music critic". Another version of the gossip column.

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of IT workers suddenly cried out in terror, and were suddenly silenced.