I fail to see how this new tech will become a problem. The hardware makers want to sell hardware. Given their already thin margins, it would be stupid of them to agree to limit their boards to any one particular OS.

That said, maybe Dell might try that in the name of security, but that is an end-product seller decision. There will always OTHER makers. You can buy new motherboards from the likes of Intel and Asus, build your own systems.

IF this conspiracy theory did come true, the number of lawsuits and investigations into unfair business practices would drown a the targeted company into oblivion. I guess that is one benefit to be such a litigious country now.

The deal expires in 2012. February 28th, to be exact. They now have 5 months to play out the drama, point fingers, etc. In the mean-time, Netflix will sign other deals. When Starz realizes their stock value will also go down after losing Netflix's potential revenue, they both kiss and sign a new contract.

And in the end, nothing will be different.

In the business world, many enemies work together for the common good of money.

What if Amazon is able to undercut the Big Publishers by offering their books to the small stores as a cheaper price, which would then enable to the small store to charge their usual price and enhance their profit?

Would a small business truly be stupid enough to turn away prospective business, especially in this down economy?

If Amazon Books to make them a higher margin of profit, and they choose politics over business, then they deserve to go out of business.

My bet is on option 1, not because of the "getting tired" portion.

Apple has shown that when you control the hardware AND software, you can do some wonderful things. Google can emulate that success by having a phone that makes the utmost use of the Android, while still providing Android to all of those other handset makers.

I call it hedging one's bet.

If we transact billions of dollars a second across bank networks and never lose a cent, with audit trails and incredibly high security...we should be able to have electronic elections, across the internet. Why does this have to be so complicated?

Huh? Oh, are you still here? I was doing something else. What were you talking about? Oh, wait, I have this important text message to read, hold that thought.

...trying hard to avoid a pirate joke. Trying...so...hard...

You mean, more people will switch to Exchange? Bite your tongue!

And on tonight's news, climate scientists all over the globe are decrying a report that claims the research and models of the climate scientists are wrong. Alarmist all over the world have shaken their fists in anger and retorted with angry words while trying to avoid having to explain how their current climate models don't match up with reality.

Back to you, Wendy.

This fate pays well for the now.