But this will work out great! Every so often, someone will be shot, justifying the deployment of armed guards and emphasising how dangerous airports are and how necessary the TSA is to the safety of the public.

If I had mod points, I wouldn't be replying, but I have to agree.

Microsoft have always had a "tick the boxes on the feature list" and a "good enough - ship it" attitude. Over-promising and under-delivering. They have paid scant regard to the actual quality and usability of their products. They have done their best work when they have had viable opposition (although in the past they have cheated to win in those situations). I suspect this is because they are forced to focus, apply major effort *and* they have a yardstick to measure themselves against.
Maybe this is just good business sense to focus only when/where it is needed, but it has always angered me somewhat when this sets the (too low) standard for the operating system and office software used by the majority of people around the planet.
In a way I hope they can regroup and become a vibrant, productive company. But in another, I hope they die and are replaced by something better.

I would be prepared to let this go and not make an issue of it, but he has prior form in letting his religious views affect his judgement on matters which should be secular:

Like this

Can anyone from Finland chime in and let us know if this is likely to go ahead untarnished by the political process, or will it be a given lip service and normal politics resumed ASAP?

Yep, those frogs have a lot to answer for...

Except that you also have to figure in that the average iOS user spends more (20% more?) on apps than the average Android user.

I have no idea how that breaks up into new phones/old phones, but it would also be a factor to include.

I'm not sure that this is right. I agree that newer phones probably see more usage and more app purchases. But all iOS phones check in looking for updates. So, if the phone is switched on, it will show up in Apple's stats.

And yet, I don't recall hearing about machines (from Apple or any other manufacturer) having battery problems lately.

Could it be that this is just a bad batch of cheaply made 3rd party batteries? I think so.

Which is why they need a mega computer to do the thinking for them, silly!

Or perhaps deploying weapons on Mars by now...

But this was during WWII and it's reasonable to adjust your views of what is acceptable when your country is in an existential conflict.

This illustrates how discrimination is embedded in our society. We want to know details about someone (gender) so that we can assume other things (entitlement to maternity leave, say). But this supports treating people differently. The entitlement should be that anyone who gives birth or (or perhaps adopts) a baby is entitled to the leave. No need to identify gender.

But that last $50 - the "pre-delivery" checks, are required on every vehicle, and should be included in the price.

Where I live, there is a concept of "Drive away price" or "drive away no more to pay" where the quoted price is what you will pay and includes everything.

This may surprise you, but in some other cultures, tipping is entirely optional as we ensure our employers pay a reasonable wage to their staff.

If I go and buy groceries at the supermarket, and the cashier is friendly and helpful, I don't pay extra on my grocery bill, or slip them a fiver. If I buy new tyres for my car, and get good service, I give them my repeat busines, not a gratuity.

Why should restaurants be any different?

That said, it is not unusual to tip wait staff when the food and service is good. So I guess that our conventions don't make sense either...

You came from nothing, you'll go back to nothing. What have you lost? Nothing!