I think the main component is childhood indoctrination.
The Mafia organization in Calabria (and other ones too, I guess) basically consists of several tightly knit families.
The rationalization took place a while back.
Works fine for religious folks too.
Seems like Wacom is planning something just like that for the Desktop.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/15/wacom-bamboo-multitouch-pen-tablet-spotted-by-mr-blurrycam/
I would totally buy one.
I often find myself trying to execute pinch gestures on my mouse pad after working with my MacBook
So let's play this out a little bit. Let's say we drop the copyrights on everything over 17 years old. All of a sudden, everything older than Third Eye Blind is free. The majority of Metallica music. U2, Madonna, Pink Floyd, Paula Abdul... Jefferson Starship, Beatles, the list goes on. Anything recorded by Casals, most of Pavarotti's records... How many people would say, "I've got a lifetime of music to wade through that's free. Why would I buy this top-40 crap for even a dollar?"
Unless, of course, they actually turn out some product that's better than Britney. I'm not saying that there's no good music these days, but I'm saying that most of the pop stuff they put out now would have a hard time competing against a practically infinite supply of free music.
I don't think that would be the case for a good chunk of listeners. Especially youth culture is all about identification and peer pressure. Therfore, I guess Britney and her ilk are not so much about music.
Plus, it's totally uncool to listen to the same stuff as one's parents, however good it may be.
I know I didn't start listening to older stuff before being well into my twens.
The real question is will they force Apple to do the same, or does the Little dictator of Cupertino get another free pass?
Not the same crap again...
And Ubuntu even offers to install Epiphany with a few mouseclicks via Synaptic if you want.
Why do people always have to dilute the matter with that line of reasoning?
"The one charm of marriage is that it makes a life of deception a neccessity." - Oscar Wilde
