You missed the whole point. The point of fuel efficiency. Not SUV.

Also, this is not a PR to against American culture.
It is a PR telling everyone be prepared for Paris' new rule. It is eccentric to deny this PR to defend the not trendy life style of some north American people. IMHO.

Good point!
Most of us are not Sister Teresa or her followers. I will never have the inner freedom as she had because I am so (and glad to be) ordinary.

Will the screen still be blue?

Okay. I will be serious about this issue and in this single post, there is nothing related to my previous talk.

The real question, to me, is whether this is legal. The telco has to list this module as their property even when you are paying for this notebook.

If the telco has explained it explicitly, not hiding it in a thick agreement document, then *subscribers* are aware of the risk.

It is like when I own a house. If I don't pay my electric bill, the power company can not just break in and remove the power, instead, they can do it on their facility.

The issue to user is, whether you want to buy or to rent a house.

Oops. I am simply trying to think positively for any pitfalls you tried (worried) to address.

If people shoot at students and teachers in a campus and kill themselves in the end, it would be nicer if they kills thousands of computers and the owners can spend some time with their families.