So, what distros are they going to support? Because Windows isn't the only OS on the PC.

6Gb/s is pretty good, but I suspect as SSD's accelerate in development that the 6Gb/s limit will be reached before the next generation of SATA. How long has SATA 3Gb/s been around? Quite a while...

Crippleware is crippled.

I'm tired from work, my first response was... "Mr gates thinks my blog is a weapon?"

I need more sleep...

That's too bad. I hear vi is a good tool to have.

it just... BBRRRAAAIINNNNSSS

I could see this technology useful for datacenters. However, considering the source I am hesitant to believe it was developed for such a honest purpose.

If you want to talk "Free" games, check out Trackmania Nations.

Nadeo worked with ESWC, nVidia and other groups to release a free version of their series. Trackmania the series, Nations the free version. It's done wonders for their uptake.

It's also a fantastic series.

There are good reasons I know nobody who has internet access through Rogers or Bell.

I'm based out of Calgary, and Shaw treats us like kings. We get fantastic speeds for what we pay, and we get them for everything we do. INCLUDING P2P.
Even Telus is head and shoulders above Bell and Rogers (although, they still have their issues).

Bullshit like this is why I will NEVER recommend Rogers or Bell to any friends/clients/colleagues or even my enemies.

Frankly, I don't understand how they even stay afloat in this province. I have yet to meet someone who has even seen a Rogers or Bell internet setup here.

Furthermore, considering the gap in opinion between the East part of Canada and the West I can see how our common concerns (IE: Traffic Shaping and Net Neutrality) would fall on deaf ears; most other things fall on such ears too. On the flip side, I am glad they didn't implement those ridiculous Copyright changes mid 2008, phew.

Did you really think that Microsoft tying with Novell was a good idea?

This is just the beginning. We've seen what Microsoft is prepared to do... everything and anything to make the most money, ever.

Why trust them? They always say one thing and often do another. You aren't their friend, you are their source of money.

Or... you could just switch to linux.

Nah, too easy.

So, last year they took down a buttload of DRM Auth servers because it wasn't sufficiently profitable; now they want to use DRM again, and they expect anyone who knows anything to actually want to buy their services again?

I frown at MS stock holders, you're the ones saying that this kind of activity is acceptable.

the $1800/mo was a typo, i meant TCO instead of mo.

Um, $50/mo is still a fair bit for that.

$50 x 12 Months = $600/mo

Suppose you would normally replace your OS and office suite every 3 years

$600 x 3 Years = $1800/mo

How much more affordable is a community OS and office suite?

Ignorance is a powerful lever to be pulled.