And What OS & Applications would these PowerPC based Thinkpads run? Certainly not Windows 8 This sounds like a solution looking for a problem....

Much Like the Pirate code, They're more like "Guidelines" than actual rules...

And you can you can have Lion on a physical disk if you want, by following these Instructions.

As a subscriber, I find that the DVD/Bluray Library is more comprehensive than the Streaming library. I base that on the my own experience of searching for movies and finding that they're only available on DVD. That said, I changed to the streaming only plan since I wanted to keep the price down. (from Streaming + 1 DVD). 7.99 for 1 DVD is absurd and I would be better served by Redbox.

I really wish that netflix would of announced that they were significantly expanding the Streaming library or at least getting new releases quicker. That would make the price hike tolerable in my opinion.

Digital Purchases have been with us some time now. You really can't get your mind around the convenience that offers?

Everyone brings up the worst case scenario of the company running the DRM server goes bust and you lose your purchases. It happens, Yes; it is a risk. But I would also argue that things like Valve's Steam for example, is DRM done right. And that Valve's model is what these companies should aspire to. With the ideal scenario being no DRM at all. Sadly, we don't live in an ideal world.

I know it might be a little premature to bring this up but, Nintendo has yet to explain how my digital Purchases from the Wii Shop Channel can be moved over to a Wii U. I'm somewhat annoyed that they tie the purchase to a machine and not an account. How this process is handled will be a (major) deciding factor of whether I buy the new console or not. The online capabilities and the available games will be the other factors.

You are unique and special, just like everyone else...

No one is putting a gun to your head and telling you to use the App store, or else. You don't like it, don't use it. I have plenty of SW on my Mac that didn't come from the app store. And there's no reason to think that this will ever change.

The app store is just one more way to get software. If in the future, apple says mandates that *the only way* to get software for mac is through the app store then I'll agree w/ you that it's time to jump ship. Although, I highly doubt they would do that.

I don't have a link from dslreports handy, but they got confirmation from at&t that that U-Verse will have a 250GB cap.

This comment completely ignores that the Droid 2 and Nexus S run on incompatible carrier networks (Verizon (CDMA) and T-Mobile (GSM) respectively in the U.S.) So it's not as simple as "if I don't like Device A then I'll switch to B."

Carrier Exclusivity of Android devices is still a problem that will probably never go away.

No. WP7 is version 7 in name only. It's actually a complete re-write making it version 1.

I'm sure that WP8 will be better than than WP7 but it will likely still be deficient in some way. Historically, Microsoft has a weird ability to start to get a product right at about it's third iteration. If this pattern holds, then I expect WP9 to be a success.

Here are my reasons for waiting; which to you, makes *me* a "superficial" prick that you don't want to associate with:

1. His (black) and hers (white) iphones. Having them in different colors means that we both won't accidentally take each others phones. (we don't like covers.)
2. I'd rather wait so I can purchase them together because I would rather only have to sign 1 new two year contract to get the subsidy, as opposed buying a black one now and having to re-up another 2yrs again whenever the white one shows up and I buy hers. (plus she'd be unhappy that I bought one for me and didn't get one for her.)

If you have alternatives, why are you worried about this? Stop spreading BS for the sake of spreading BS and buy whatever makes you feel good.

Um, Check your sources please. Recent versions of adblock for chrome does block elements from downloading now.