The first monitors out that were higher bandwidth requirements supported multiple cables, but consumers rejected that and preferred the displayport single cable solution. The standards organizations are just trying to make sure they can support what consumers generally want.

I did not hear much discussion about how HD on a 13/15 inch laptop was overkill when it became standard more than a decade ago.

I use a 40 HD monitor as my main display, but I would definitely notice the difference the difference in having a 4K monitor (when I run the iPhone simulator - the resolution is high enough that it will not fit on the screen). A 40 inch screen is 600+% larger than that 15 inch laptop. So to keep the real resolution (pixel size) the same for a 40" monitor you would require 5K.
In addition I use multiple monitors (4), and displayport monitors have the ability to be chained on the same connection -- which would allow me to get a laptop (later this year when Skylake is out) and have 3 x 40" monitors attached using this standard.

Ever heard of VESA mounts? There are lots of standards that are defined by VESA when it comes to intraoperative of Video electronics. All my monitors can be mounted using a VESA standard mount.

4K and 8K are not as much of a benefit to TV as it is to monitors. When pictures are in motion, the higher your perception of image detail is not as noticeable by ones eyes. As a monitor for a work environment where images are not motion pictures, 4K and 8K are very easily noticeable. It will give the image more depth and you will be able to use the extra workspace on a 40+ monitor. If you shrink down the image it is more recognizable than if you display the same image in the same size on a HD monitor. You have both peripheral vision for dashboard use, and a neck to move back and forth to different documents/ images / text displayed on a larger workspace -- but when you are looking at something you are focusing on a small area on the monitor. If the extra resolution were not usable to provide extra depth to your pictures, cameras would not be pushing up to 50Mpixel resolution.

The revisions are universal across both dedicated DisplayPort connectors, as well as embedded Thunderbolt.

People have been focusing on 8K monitor actually (7680 x 4320 at 60hz) as if this cable is hard wired to only support a specific config. It supports multiple MST configurations, which means the ability to configure panels into one screen - using multi streams, or multiple monitors with multiple streams. This means it has more than enough support to drive 3 x 4K monitors using this cable, which I personally could easily put to work (I have 4 monitors of various HD resolutions and sizes). I would like having 3 x 40 inch 4K monitors on my desktop. It would be great if I could use a laptop and have the same setup (though there is a limitation on that due to processor restrictions right now - though Skylake looks like it will have enough power to do it). Now if they were able to do a cockpit type monitor that curves around as one monitor with 23040 x 4320 @ 60 hz that would be great to (but hard to move around :o ). I have seen some people complaining that 7680 x 4320 is not 8K (8000 x 4000) but if it has the bandwidth for the first, it has the bandwidth for the second configuration (less pixels). They seem to fail that the cable is not for a specific resolution but to support higher bandwidth monitors going forward.

Dam it got rid of the new lines. (I will try typing). Service Menu Code For Samsung TV: There are many codes available for accessing service menu in various Samsung TV models.

You can try following codes one by one until you get access to service menu:

Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power
Display/Info + Menu + Mute + Power
Display/Info + P.STD + Mute + Power
P.STD + Help + Sleep + Power
P.STD + Menu + Sleep + Power
Sleep + P.STD + Mute + Power
You can press Channel Up/Down buttons to navigate between available options. To change their values, press Volume Up/Down buttons.
Be careful about certain options - you can change things that could do nasty things to your TV.

It is usually different for different model groups. For samsung it is probably one of the following: "Service Menu Code For Samsung TV: There are many codes available for accessing service menu in various Samsung TV models. You can try following codes one by one until you get access to service menu: First power off your TV using the remote, then press following buttons quickly on the remote: Mute + 1 + 8 + 2 + Power Display/Info + Menu + Mute + Power Display/Info + P.STD + Mute + Power P.STD + Help + Sleep + Power P.STD + Menu + Sleep + Power Sleep + P.STD + Mute + Power You can press Channel Up/Down buttons to navigate between available options. To change their values, press Volume Up/Down buttons."

In addition there are often hidden menus that you can look up to turn off features in TVs. Things like switching it into "Hotel" mode.

For each "SMART" TV they typically have the same model with none of the "SMART" features for cheaper. I don't need or want any of the smart features, so I never buy Samsung's SMART TVs but I have bought the non-SMART equivalent. Many people seem to think ahh a "SMART" brand TV for more money and don't realize that they are paying for "SMART" features that they never had plans to use. SMART just sounds like a better TV.....

If you feel you "need" to use GOTO to make things easier, then you should take a second look at your code and invest a little time figuring out how best to reorganize your code. GOTO gives an easy out for lazy programmers who don't want to invest the time to give a little thought on how they programmed themselves into said box. In my 25 years of software development, I have never found a situation where the use of GOTO would produce better code than putting a little thought into your code.

Not to mention the small claims court you have to file with may be a long distance away -- in another jurisdiction.

I find the "communities" better on Google+, but all my friends post there normal stuff on facebook. I find the technical forums (the few that I am a member of) are asking a newbie question (nothing really interesting) like how do I print a number..... when it is facebook, but much more interesting communitie tech posts on google+.

I have to disagree with your analysis. Phone and tablet is more of a consumption device or a multi-media menu system, but it is not going to displace the computer - just give more options (computer is more of a work instrument - i.e. creation rather than consumption). The reduction of prices since I started using personal computers (my first one bought by my father was an IBM PC DOS 1.1 machine for $6,400 which included a 20% discount (2 floppy drive, electrohome cga monitor and a crappy dot matrix). Now with the lower prices, I have an iphone, tablet, and personal computer all for a fraction of the price. Each serves a purpose. I don't really want a device to try to be all things to all people and do nothing great. I do want my devices to work together seamlessly (cloud is the first step). I find a tablet works great for reading, some browsing and watching videos and maybe menu entry -- but it would kill me to have to sit in front of one trying work with it. I sit far enough away from the computer that having a touch interface is a hassle. You can make an operating system that is the same for all devices (if they are powerful enough) but the user interfaces should not all be the same since you don't use them all the same way. That is why Microsoft has had such problems with adoption with Windows 8. If I want lots of functionality and a large screen - I will use my computer -- not a tablet.

$1.7 Billion Dollar loss. Surface (even subsidized) is still not selling well, they have managed to get a few countries to stock-out on introduction by keeping the supply very low. Probably a good thing because if they supplied more the loss would be greater :o That is what I call a failure. Expect Microsoft to exit the "Surface" hardware market soon.