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Since 1999, La Rochelle (France) has setup an electric car rental service called Yelomobile (former Liselec).
So Paris is not really "innovating" with this idea...
"require companies to get explicit permission" => yes, and so what ? the user will see a nice popup when starting the phone, and if he doesn't accept the terms and conditions, he won't be able to use the phone ? crap...
"How do you sell someone a $60 game that's really worth it?"
The real question is: "Is a $60 game ever worth it ?"
Prices have always been too high, from Nintendo NES cardridge to the last XBox game. That's also why you find piracy. We want some $20 to $30 Games.
What about Rachid Ammar, the Tunisian General who:
- denied a direct order to shoot on civilians,
- put Ben Ali on a place with a kick in his ass,
- protected the people from armed militia ?
I'm sorry but even if you criticize a huge censorship, I find the fact that you saying "they don't seem smart enough" quite offended for Tunisians...
Don't forget they're not red necks, and that they are highly educated.