Of course Apple said nothing, they are waiting for the product to gain popularity then wham! sue for patent infringement.

I beg to differ. Today there is very little content. Only movies, pics and a shitload of 'professional' opinions from self-appointed independent/expert/investigator/journalist.... assholes whose only purpose is throwing more ads in your face.

Haven't you heard? USPTO stands for United States Patent The Obvious. So, in order to be able to patent something, you must be sure it's been done before for a number of years but the sucker forgot to patent it.

And you never will :P

You (The United States) offer them the guarantee that you will make war on their country whenever your corporate overlords need some kind of resource.

When I search something using your engine, I expect to find what I am searching for, not what YOU want me to search for. Got it?

Erm, you know you can disable the automatic update, right?

Hint: well built gadget aimed at metrosexuals

So, all the government has to do is to declare somebody a radical Islamic or similar and the army won't mind firing on that US citizen. Nice concept!

Most Americans?

It may be just me, but I seem to recall I must have a motherboard in order to start building my own computer. And guess what, BIOS/UEFI is on the motherboard. So it won't matter if you buy a pre-built computer or build your own, the firmware is already there.

Wasn't that the whole point?

Really? Try telling this to US.

Posting on failbook that you're taking a shit is NOT keeping in touch with people. Mailing them when you have something important to share IS.

But in Romania is only takes a small bribe to get the tapes.