There's an NSA joke in there somewhere...

I didn't know Hans was at the MTV awards; what did he do there?

Because it is 18" on a side and weighs nearly 2 pounds.

Just opt out from the credit system; it only exists to keep people on the hook, enriching others on the backs of the poor and ignorant.

Get rid, and stay rid of all debt. Destroy the credit cards; you don't need them and they will only screw you over. Use cash or debit, even checks, for all transactions. Start a habit of saving. After a year or two, you can buy a car using YOUR MONEY and be done with it. Live within your means; stop buying useless crap.

Opt out; they need you, but you DO NOT NEED THEM.

...and the trash-can Mac Pro. And the useless watch.

This is true; if they wanted the lens flush with the case, they could've used a bigger battery as well. Win-win. These phones are too thin as it is; my S3 is so damn thin that, without a case, it is difficult to hold onto.

Marketing over function.

I think this version would be more appealing:

Free branding advice for MSFT; a variation on the classic formula:

1. Think of a brand name.
2. Does it contain the word "Windows"? If so, throw it away and go to step 1.
3. Does it contain the word "Microsoft"? If so, throw it away and go to step 1.
4. ???
5. Profit

Total non-issue; the majority of computing consumers have moved on; they're using phones and tablets. Corporate users will use what they're given.

The days of paying hundreds of dollars for an operating system and compiler are (thankfully) gone. The OS is irrelevant anyways; you go to where the applications are; anything else is just silly...

Ignore them and get on with life?

Am I the only one who noticed the timing of this announcement by Amazon coincided with the christmas shopping season; this was nothing more than a quite successful bid for free publicity.

Not only are "drone" package deliveries technically unfeasable, they are not financially viable by any stretch of the imagination. Maybe...maybe in several decades.

Try decaf tomorrow :)

In typical MicroSoft fashion, it'll take several releases to actually make something usable; this is the 3rd rev and it's almost there. Of course in the end, they'll have 'invented' the laptop :)

Programmers, long known for their "quality" wares, will be charged with these decisions? Oh boy...

Well, one thing is certain: there will certainly be crashes involved...

Probably in Hawaii at a Google or Apple sponsored "conference".