rather than the usual old billy borg, can we please use the following pic in the future for "bing" related stories? http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_c80VLgi6U98/Ry8F5zaAKdI/AAAAAAAAABs/sq8bd5DQRXE/s200/chandler.jpg

I can't. I just deleted a crap load of .flac files after downloading the .mp3 versions and not being able to tell the difference while listening through some pretty decent headphones. I'd rather have a few more free gigabytes. 256 and 320 bitrate are great, 128 is another story.

Music comes in many forms, and different genres appeal to different people. Listen to some film soundtracks, and ambient music (Brian Eno) and you might find that quiet subtlety can be beautiful.

I can't see that being a major cost component. The accelerometer is in the Wii's controller, which alone retails for $49. This article on Tom's Hardware says that the Wii's manufacturing cost has actually gone down 45% since launch. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/nintendo-wii-price-drop-costs,news-3758.html

I don't know about that... Remember when the Wii was the "cheap" system? Now we have a $200 xbox and a $300 ps3, both half their original launch prices. But the Wii has actually gone up from $269 to $279 (inflation?). (Canadian prices) There's a reason the other guys are aggressively lowering their prices...

This is true, provided that you listen to Brittney Spears and the Jonas Brothers. Otherwise, the music industry does more harm than good. They provide no tangible service in this day and age. Those who know where to look have no trouble finding artists they enjoy listening to. The record companies will always be around to provide your polished pop princesses etc, but in time they will be relegated to a niche market. True, non-label artists won't rake in the cash like they would with a major label backing them, but when they receive 90% of the profits rather than 0.003%, I don't think the artists will complain.

you were never allowed to use that name in the first place. "youtube" is a trademark which is owned by someone other than you. having a godaddy account myself, i do recall in one of the guides, they clearly states that you can not incorporate an existing trademark into your domain name (ie www.cocacolacanada.com). makes sense to me. think of an original name this time rather than trying to borrow from other people's success.

if there IS a heightened rate of unauthorized downloading in canada, it's worth noting that shows and clips which are offered for free to US residents via streaming sites like nbc/disneys HULU.com and tv networks own webpages like mtv.com block canadian access to all content. that doesn't leave many alternatives for me if i want to watch a particular SNL clip etc... (the conspiracy theorist in me wonders if this is a tactic to push canadians to download in the hopes that the actual figures will approach their exaggerated figures). besides, is it really stealing when you are already giving it away?