So just because your have the "Firmware" doesn't mean the "Software" runs any better.....agreed. Worth looking into to see what they're using as base to compare, it'll skew anything that's not on their scopes....

Worked there, liked XP, hate 8, disgruntled about 7, don't even ask about Vista. So how long until M$ tells us it's the most sold and successful OS they've made again ? Took them two years last time to admit Vista was a total bust....sigh. I'm going to go now and play Doom on my Win95c PC....laters !

I've worked at one of those jobs, at the rate the US spends on Defense, you could afford to pay an average salary to thousands of people sitting on their arses for years....

You mean they won't be able to hack the system and create instant wealth ? Please... The only reason the money supply is relatively stable and secure is because it's paper and watched over by the Authorities...

We also benefit from living in a paperless society...huh wait...

Too many people planning with zero real life experience in the trenches, you know the story.... But it's all about the newest biggest thing and the money, always the money...

Intelligence is rare, stupidity is infinite.....so yes.

Exactly, but how much money will change hands in the process ? How different is this from the Industrialized Defense Complex throwing money out the window on projects they know will probably fail in the long run that make millionaires ?

Been hearing this kind of management nonsense for too way too long now.... Cloud computing will sooner or later bring down Governments and Companies that choose to have their Data and Infrastructure supported and held by third parties....

Agreed, except I'm still on Opera because of the inherent problems with Chrome/Google cabal.... I just don't have the time to support all my friends and family anymore, and as my profile indicates, getting to old to...

Agreed, but we do have to set some standards whether we're setting up an Gov Intranet or website for the general public, there's the fun now right ?

No different than the chips in the bubble jet printers in Iraq that had transponders in them used to guide smart bombs... That's what you get when you buy foreign unfortunately... Time to rethink and bring back manufacturing home, you know, for the Economy, jobs and security's sakes...

You're going to get flack no matter what you post here, but after twenty five years of IM/IT, I agree with you... Most people are too lazy or non tech educated to get a different browser anyways.... Take that plus the fact that Chrome plugs into all things Google and rips your privacy apart, nevermind the footprint too and I'll stick to Opera and IE, since that gives me speed and compatibility in that order. I can't count the times I've had people bitch because Firefox or Safari or etc wasn't brining up their code properly, but IE did....ugh.

BINGO !

Venice comes to mind, and Mont St-Michel.....