Actually, I must interject that the old interface had only a single window for me because I didn't want to use the media library. Now I have no choice. Cant turn it off, cant remove or change the internet sites they opt to list. So to me the new interface is a major downgrade. I just want a media player, not a media management system.

Old Mac interface. I push play on the Apple Remote(tm) and it plays. New interface seems unchanged from my perspective.

For much the same reason they dont have RAID-0 in the phone. It's too expensive, and its a PHONE!

More or less. I do consulting work (Salesforce mostly these days) and work from home. I even have other's who go to meetings and interact with clients. So I just have to sit here and code. Its a nice niche. Some days I dont even put on pants.

If you have experience on a given subject, coding or otherwise, there is a market for books and teaching. I happen to like coding and plan on keeping at it till my mortgage is paid off. Then I'll retire.

Too late for money to matter I fear, SCOX was delisted so you cant get a majority share and tell them to sit down and shut up. What we're left with is some sort of zombie corporation that's still attacking even efter we shotgunned its head.

Shareholders will vote for what the company tells them will make the most money. This decision should not be left up to them or the telcos.

Buying used wold apply under the same logic. Which is what I do for totally unrelated reasons.

So its normal for over a hundred workers to threaten mass suicide in protest over the working conditions?

No one reads it any how, so just assume its all spam. Presto, 100% effective spam filtering.