I haven't touched the white pages in ages. I'm all for getting rid of it. But it's interesting to note that as institutions have found ways to be both "greener" and more monetarily efficient, those cost savings have not come back to the consumer in the form of cheaper products and services.

This is old news folks. Looks like Gizmodo saw the original news story some time ago, filed an FOIA request and now that they've got the goods, they show it so it's a new story? Not taking away from the seriousness of the issue mind you but this is pretty lame as far as news goes.

Not a bad idea. Some simple pre-made rules would be nice. For instance, a useful one might be: All fruitcakes --> gift certificate

Where's the BIOS setting for this?

When I said "bad that it's so often" it's because it's a reflection of how many holes their software is riddled with. Yes, getting fixes out is a good thing. Not having any holes is even better. With Adobe, these days, it seems every thing needs to be patched often.

And that testing is only as good as what it does test for. Really good QA is tough stuff and unfortunately, that level of expertise is often undervalued. Adobe has been pushing out lots of updates as of late. Good that they're doing it; bad that it's so often.

Totally bogus. This is just an attempt to kill the used book market. As it is, textbook revisions are introduced at a rate far higher than actual changes in content; all in order to make older used books obsolete. The entire textbook publishing industry is a sham. Look at so-called "international" editions - these are often identical to the US version, except maybe for physical differences (lighter paper for lower freight cost, or b&w instead of color to make it cheaper to print) or perhaps minor changes in language due to localization. Yet these books are not meant for domestic consumption even though they are perfectly capable of doing the job at a fraction (often 1/4 to 1/2) of the cost of an official US edition.