Not sure about that. The game was developed as a PS3 exclusively for some time before they ported it to the 360.

Final Fantasy and other RPGs on the 360 already are multiple DVDs. Hasn't hurt them yet...

But it wouldn't take much to match the Democtraic political machine... I mean really...

Yes. We have a large middle class that thinks Credit is the same thing as a savings account.

I guess they missed all the news channels called them "teabaggers" and laughing.

The operating system. 1 Year old Samsung Focus vs iPhone 4S: http://zollotech.com/2011/10/21/ios5-vs-wp7-mango-thorough-overview/

A pretty good video comparing How WP7.5 does things vs how iOS 5 does things: http://zollotech.com/2011/10/21/ios5-vs-wp7-mango-thorough-overview/

Nokia apparently isn't well known in the US and is very well liked in Europe. It makes sense to me they launch in Europe first and then come to the USA.

Also none of there currently announced phones have a Front Facing Camera (FFC). FFC is a new hot marketing bullet point in the US and they probably want to release phones with FFC in America (HTCs and Samsungs new WP7 phones have FFC). There was rumored to a 4.3 inch Nokia phone with FFC that will launch in the US in Q1 2012.

Overall -- solid phones, nice Nokia software IMHO, but just another quality phone, nothing amazing. Might have the best camera on the cellphone market though.

Fairly good article explaing the Royalties: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2011/10/microsoft-collects-license-fees-on-50-of-android-devices-tells-google-to-wake-up.ars

Quote:"Microsoft didn’t specifically reference that post, but today said “For those who continue to protest that the smartphone patent thicket is too difficult to navigate, it’s past time to wake up.” Microsoft doesn’t just collect money from other companies, it also pays out plenty to protect itself, Microsoft’s legal team notes.

“Over the past decade we’ve spent roughly $4.5 billion to license in patents from other companies,” Microsoft said. “These have given us the opportunity to build on the innovations of others in a responsible manner that respects their IP rights. Equally important, we've stood by our customers and partners with countless agreements that contain the strongest patent indemnification provisions in our industry. These ensure that if our software infringes someone else's patents, we'll address the problem rather than leave it to others.” /endquote

No. Actually a plan to major in Art History, Film, etc... was not a great plan 6 years ago and it isn't a great plan now.

Taking on 100,000 debt to be a teacher wasn't a great idea 15 years ago and continues to not be a great idea now.

You can easily look at your proposed career path and see if taking out a loan for 100K is a good idea. However we live in a society of I deserve this because... I need the new iPhone 4S because... Children are not brought up to think longterm. Most of my co-workers in college didn't contribute to their 401K (and they could afford it as they were buying BMWs, Acuras, etc...), didn't invest in IRAs, etc... They were/are leaving an instant gratification life.

Agree. Don't take out a 100,000 loan to study Art History at Harvard. It sucks that Art History doesn't pay well, but those are the facts. If you want to major in Art History go to a smaller state school where it is more affordable and accept know going in that your profession doesn't pay well.

It is like Teachers. Teachers should know ahead of time that they aren't going to make bank being a teacher. Either do it because you love it or whatever, but I would not recommend going to Yale to become a High School teacher.

I went to community college for 2 years. I then transferred to an in state 4 year college. My degree is the exact same as the people who went to the 4 year State school the entire 4 years, but I spent a fair amount less.

Yup. This is a customizable feature. You can increase or shink the number of applicatons the start menu shows under the "recent applications" section. And you can pin stuff to the start menu or taskbar.

Apparently with Windows Phone -- Microsoft is trying to make all internal milestone builds end in an "O". Next is Tango followed by Apollo.

Scott Adams likes WP7 more than iOS and Android. http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/windows_phone_challenge/ I think slowly it will catch on and will certainly be the #3 player in the mobile space. Maybe #2 eventually. They also made the marketplace available on the web so you can push apps to your phone. In addition to skydrive storage, find my phone, etc... that has been there since launch. http://www.windowsphone.com/en-US/marketplace

I don't agree with that 100% Apple TV seems to have been a bust.