HDD, WiFi, Bluetooth. If I'm having issues with one and the light is off I know they hardware is turned off. Without the LED the OS can only report to me the state it sees which may or may not be hardware related.

We started getting the latest batch of X250's and the only LEDs are on the power button and the dot of the i in ThinkPad!? It's impossible to know if it's doing anything at times and it's frustrating as hell.

As far as OS you might want to give Linux Mint a try. They do a respectable job of polishing Ubuntu into a quite capable system.

Uh...Freedom?

Zoning laws are the problem not the solution. Politicians write zoning laws and they often write them to benefit their BFF or themselves. Houston is the only large city without zoning and while it has its own set of oddities because of it it has allowed the evolution of the city in a way a zoned city never could. When the industrially concentrated areas near downtown started to dry up as companies moved their operations to more tax friendly locals developers swooped in and created master planned communities and completely revitalized the area. Fifteen years ago the only people living downtown were homeless but several vacated office and hotels buildings were repurposed as lofts and condos and now there is a thriving community inside. It's not all roses...There was a used car lot on a major freeway that got a new neighbor selling fertilizer. That always cracked me up.

Keep all your files on a BlackBerry and use Blend on the other devices. I'm only half kidding.

Will they be printing fake coffee beans that weren't pooped out of a Asian Palm Civet?

Or weren't...A La Ender's Game. Make the drone pilot believe he is playing a training video game.

Is this the same Greece that has been on the precipice of economic disaster for last five years? I think BlackBerry is currently more viable than Greece. And BlackBerry was once huge in Europe, India, and Africa.

Did Microsoft happen to mention when the KB would be rolled out for IE6?

This is the only real answer. They will begin calling you when they start trying to piece everything together. on the very first call inform them you will only provide support if they hire you as a consultant. Depending on how crucial your knowledge is to their success $200 hr, 4 hour minimum may not be asking enough.

The questions read like they were pulled directly from a The Oatmeal comic.

The secure medical device market is heating up. It's why BlackBerry bought into NantHealth and partnered with them to deliver a secure mobile monitoring service.

If it is frequent but not frequent enough to drive every day there are better options. I traded in my Jeep Grand Cherokee for a Ford Fiesta and the money I am saving in gas actually pays the car note. If you just need a truck for a few days a month you could easily afford the rental fee in gas savings.

Is this really surprisisng?

Oh they have the tech to do it. They are just practicing frustration negotiation. If they make it sufficiently difficult for you to achieve your goal you will give up and accept whatever it is they want you to.