It would have to be a second hand/used sale as Microsoft won't sell a license for oems to install xp anymore.

Does it matter? This bug not being fixed reflects very poorly on google and android as a whole, not the carriers, or the manufacturers. Google should at least put up a patch and then leave it in the hands of the carriers to push it our or not. To not even bother making a fix just proves the android fragmentation problem is a serious issue.

Yes more revenue, but still not as profitable. The problem is that it also costs them more to provide more services even when bundled. Whearas with wireless they can provide all the same services but charge significantly more to actually provide it.

WTF!?! The purpose of the IRS is to collect tax revenue. If you want to generate revenue (new taxes) go to congress.

How long does it take you to do your taxes? How long does it take someone like warren buffet it to do his? And that's only individual taxpayers, now add in corporations, partnerships, trusts, non profits...

If the rate of return is really $9000 per hour then they should be doing a lot more of it.

No the reason they are doing that, is the same reason they are doing that in every industry. Lowering costs is good for profits, its a simple as that.

Because only men are dumb enough to put up with the working conditions expected of most programing jobs. Perhaps if the hours and working condition(management expectations) were better they might be more interested.

So, the statement that no one has been able to find evidence of institutionalized sexism, proves that there is institutionalized sexism. That sounds a lot like "There is no evidence God exists, therefore that proves God exists."

Sure I want them to provide 10 years of service just like Microsoft did.

You would use JB Weld inside a dishwasher? Really?

Or forget to put new oil in or replace the filter.

Actually valuing soft skills over hard skills will prepare them perfectly for the job environment in the western business culture. Everything coming out of HR at my company is stating this. Soft skills are far more valuable than hard skills when it comes to job progression. If you're good bs'er you'll move up the corporate ladder far faster than the next guy regardless of your comparative hard skill level.

Well for one thing, the house is a physical material possession.

Funny how they managed to make music under the old copyright terms. You would think they wouldn't have bothered at all if they couldn't hold the rights forever. At least that seems to be the implication from the *iaa.