These people need a few more critical thinking skills. If the option for PP was removed, the pointless meetings would still be held. The same 85% of people attending these meetings would continue to feel their time (and money) was being wasted. Removing PP as an option will not save 2.1 billion francs.

While hiring people on a temporary basis sounds like a good idea, it has some serious flaws. Hiring 3 temporary employees with the plan to axe 2 makes for a very stressful/hostile work environment. Only those potential employees with no other job opportunities/offers would even consider it (which is most likely the worst applicants). The list of bad aspects of this idea is longer.

Yup, you are 100% correct, "other people's servers" is a nebulous, non-accurate, gaseous term that doesn't quite hit the nail on the head (just like "clould computing"). On the other hand, it doesn't make me feel like a pointy-haired boss when I use it in conversation with others.

Who wants to play buzz-word bingo?

Maybe not, but that is besides the point. The "cloud" is just a fancy way of saying "other peoples servers" (OPS).

Thats why I don't call it "cloud computing", I prefer OPS (other peoples servers). Its more self-explanitory.

I'm down with OPS. Yah, you know me.

Lots of users say they hate using the term "the cloud", but they continue to use it anyway. Why not just say "other peoples servers"?

This article says there will be a closed app store.. with a few free lame apps, thats as good as *no* app store.

Yeah, I'm sure they send all those profiles to charity, that is if there are any profits left after their $2000 / hr wages.

There, fixed that for you. A splash of water would give you more laptops... if only ...

I live in the Seattle area and have attended the last 4 PAX events. PAX won't replace E3. Don't missunderstand, PAX is probably much more fun of an event than E3 ever will be. PAX is for the community of gamers, not for the publishers and developers. Sure, there is some spill-over, but PAX is overwhelmingly a gamer convention.

I stream xvid files from my windows pc via WMP11 just fine to my PS3. Aside from normal codec requirements for playing xvid, I haven't needed to install anything else. I don't see what the fuss is all about.

What about all of those $500 60GB PS3 units still sitting on the shelves. Will they get a price drop? IMHO the 60GB is the most appealing, as it still plays PS1/2 games w/out emulation.