The next big buildout in PCs will come from Television. As screens get larger, it will become easier to just use a TV with a keyboard/mouse instead of a PC.

Businesses will still use PCs. Power users will too. Everyone else will have a TV that functions as a PC, or a PC device that integrates with their television (DVR, streaming content). Most consumers will not want to buy a PC once the television can do everything the PC does.

Everyone else will still use smartphones and occasionally tablets. Dell would be smart to create a cheap, black box PC that is easy to use from the couch on a television display.

Could you not contract with oracle for extended support of their software on Itanium? I have heard of such things happening. It will cost a buttload, but probably cheaper than porting your code.

A big factor for me was the poor conversation. Most of it was "Hey, I'm on my way down such and such road. How's my signal?" That, and most of the regular users fit into the crusty old "git government out of my life!" category. I'd rather read user comments on my newspaper's website than undergo such torture. Ironic they are so in love with a Federally licensed service.

The only reason I renewed my license last year was because I'm often in the back country where phones don't work. Being able to hit a repeater 30 miles away on a walkie talkie is a big advantage when there is no cell service. Unfortunately, many back country repeaters have few listeners.

The board was changed out when Leo Apotheker became CEO last year. It is not the same board as under Fiorina or Hurd.

Are they replacing desktops or servers in this case? HP is not getting out of the server business, just consumer desktops and mobile devices.

FYI, every major computer company confiscates and destroys any legacy competitor machines when taking over a contract. This is to prevent the machines living on and making money in support and repairs for the competitor.

The CEO who bought Palm was fired last year

No, EDS is HP's Enterprise Services arm. They deal with proving and installing software produced by HP Software. HP Software is an entirely separate division, and is alone one of the largest software businesses in the world. Think of products like Server Automation, NNM, Client Automation, and Operations Orchestration.

Sure ES sells to governments and the same as any other integrator like Raytheon or CA. HP Software actually produces the products that get work done in all the major companies of the world

Arguing that tax deductions (tax expenditures) are not subsidies isn't fair. Even if all businesses get subsidies, clearly it's the *amount* of the subsidy that matters. Certainly you wouldn't argue that an industry receiving 10x the tax deductions of another is on equal footing.

Also, you have not considered that fossil fuel producers receive access to government-owned resources (land and minerals) at special rates. These deals cost the nation money and give fossil fuel producers an advantage not available to renewable energy producers.

True, the myth of lower taxes in Texas is false. I moved from Texas to Colorado (generally assumed to be a less conservative place), bought a more expensive house, and make more money, but my overall taxes somehow went down. The services I receive have improved too.

The text is "This note is legal tender for all debts, public and private". It's a common mistake to assume this means everyone is required to accept cash for payment. It only means that cash is a legal form of payment. Coins have no such wording, but that doesn't make them any less of an official currency form.

To add to the airline debate, I'd say the only benefit American offers is that they still fly MD-80s. One side of the aircraft only has two seats per row, eliminating a dreaded middle seat which the A319s and 737s have. The drawback is that the AB side has smaller overhead bins.