TVs are about picture quality but, more importantly, about content. The first TVs were B&W and the picture quality was dismal compared to modern standards. Yet people paid huge prices for them because TVs allowed them to watch stuff they had only imagined.

I looked at the pictures, those are not UAVs but air models. We used to make and pilot such toys in grade 6. They are radio-controlled and require a clear line of sight and proximity for decent maneuvering. In any case, they are pretty expensive even for an amateur.

Well, on the inside Android and MeeGo are Linux, iOS is BSD, and Playbook OS is QNX -- all with proprietary UIs. Invisible is a strong word. Server side Linux is pretty strong. I agree with you if you say that "Linux *desktop* is not a significant player in the OS universe" and that will likely not change.

People tend to forget that Canonical is a company. Focusing on Unity makes perfect sense from a business perspective as they target the mobile device market.

It did, otherwise I wouldn't have posted my rant.

The use of electronic devices in class is acceptable as long as it is restricted to work in class But students abuse it: they take phone calls, text away, and browse the social Web sites. If a device ban is the only available solution to prevent abuse then so be it.

I am sick and tired of upgrading to new FF releases that disable the add-ons I use most often. How is it possible that an add-on remain compatible with IE over succesive Windows updates but not with FF?

How can Microsoft charge a company for using a Linux & Java - based OS made by a yet another company? It beats me.

And I would add: make movies that entertain, rather than shock.

The Apple success in the mobile market is the success of vanity. I know kids who don't have enough money for lunch but who own a brand new iPhone because "it's cool". The price of the handset, and the unlimited voice and data plans, for a teenager? Jeez!.... Android-based handsets are cheaper, and the hardware quality is different. Now, Microsoft decided to adopt the Apple business model. However, they don't seem to realise that they target a different audience. Frankly, for the same price I would buy Apple.