I was thinking the Kinect2 would be perfect for charging based on # of viewers. :)

You forgot filesharers.. they tend to get lumped in together. Copyright infringement must be a gateway 'witch' or something.

Slap on the wrist? I bet any settlement includes the text "Apple admits no wrongdoing".

The problem is that Google seems to be routinely reading the email accounts of people working at 'Top News Organizations'. This isn't just random automated scanning but a deliberate invasion of privacy.

Bitcoin is not an insured bank, gone means gone with no legal recourse. Yes, skimmers exist. Credit card companies have far more protection against fraud. What is your 'pro Bitcoin' arguement again?

US Dollars are also not a bank or a credit card company so why are you trying to compare a form of currency to something its obviously not?

I've often wondered why there aren't more apps that can encrypt your voice during a call.

Showaddywaddy

What are your views on the recent NSA activities and how do you think it will change free software & the internet?

IP is only valuable & important to a business when it has enough patents to create a stranglehold in their sector.

I guess this why Litecoins halved from $30 to $15 each too.

I try to get them to hang up on me. I tell them i'm more than happy to speak to them.. once I have the address to send the invoice. I'll talk as long as they want but I charge £200 per hour.

If I was the NSA I'd get anti-virus vendors to add backdoors. Its software that routinely accesses all your files at odd hours of the night.

They should include flash storage on their new controller containing a Live SteamOS distro.

No, if you buy a game on Steam you get it for Linux, Windows & Mac (if its available on those platforms).

I bet "modern desktops" includes Linux & OSX but MS wont talk about that.