Not only that, but 'virii' could only be the plural if 'virius' was the singular, which it is not, but most people seem to be too stupid to realize that. So there's that too.
Thing with paying for it, though, is that the media companies have become so thoroughly evil that even paying a small amount to them is morally reprehensible. Pay companies who don't try to change the laws to their benefit or sue their customers, sure, but the RIAA or MPAA? Not a cent. Piracy is morally better.
What part of his post made you think that he didn't know that it's a bipartisan problem? I would think that that's obvious to everyone right now. I mean, if it becomes obvious that the Republicans can't get elected in a majority anymore, then Hollywood might stop throwing money their way, but until then they need to know that whoever gets elected, they own. None of this contradicts what he said. He knows. Everyone knows. It's fucked.
Linux allows, according to him, application-level software to lock up his computer, forcing a reboot, and that has NOTHING to do with Windows or Linux?
That's actually a good idea. Romney will be just as bad as Obama is, but since he's a Republican, the media will call him on it, and the Democrats will speak out about it, and then maybe, somehow, there will be change. Realistically, I doubt that, but it's a better shot than showing Obama that he can be worse than Bush - at least on the murdering people front - and still get your vote.
If that's really the case, though, it's too late. Nothing can save them now. And if they really did can the guys who could design good architectures, then they deserve to fail. It's just a shame that with AMD gone, there will be no way to get ECC for a desktop system.