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"Uninstall Windows XP/Vista? Are you sure? Yes/Absolutely Damn Yes"

Much better security...

Are your friends still employed?

I would warn potential FOSS adopters of the unintended consequences of their altruism: you might be out of your job.

When you spend $2M for software licensing fees, $500k for IT staff doesn't look bad.
When you spend $0 for software, $500k for staff starts to look like a good cost-cutting target for that asshole PHB exec!

Also consider that when something goes wrong with Solaris or Windows, you file a ticket and come out smelling like roses when it's speedily resolved. When something goes wrong with FOSS that you advocated for, more often then not it's your ass.

Apple are still only on X? They've got a long way to go before they catch up with X11!

Yes, if only the school system had a mass of people qualified to write educational questions, willing to work long hours for bad pay while dealing with children all day long. If only.

The EU is now investigating whether Microsoft broke anti-trust laws while advocating OOXML. With incidents like the one where a Microsoft employee offered compensation to partners who support OOXML, the slimy tactics that came to light in Comes v. Microsoft anti-trust suit, and all the other irregularities, this should be interesting. Meanwhile, the ISO approval of OOXML is being appealed, so Microsoft hasn't won just yet.
http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9909499-7.html?tag=newsmap

Blog: Warping metal on the bottom of a 2005 Sony digital camera can cause cuts or scratches, Sony warns, and offers a free repair.
http://news.com.com/8301-10784_3-9754313-7.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,2158652,00.asp