Ars technica reported, "All told, Microsoft spent a little over $151 million to acquire 18.2 million shares of Apple stock, for roughly $8.31 per share. Microsoft confirmed that it sold all of its AAPL holdings some time ago, and likely did so at a healthy profitâ"after all, AAPL has traded significantly higher than $8 for many years. But what if Microsoft had held on to that investment just a little longer?"
http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2010/05/apples-stock-rise-could-have-meant-5-billion-for-microsoft.ars

This will become interesting only when Apple files suit against Microsoft (one if Apple's largest shareholders) for searching for information by voice -- a long time feature of Windows phones.

In creationism vs. evolution it is a war between religious zealots and scientists. In climate change it is the same war only the religious zealots are the climate change fanatics.

Your in-depth and detailed analysis showing why the Feds should be involved is convincing.

But is he wrong?

LG bullied by Microsoft?

LG Electronics plays an active role in world markets with its assertive global business policy. As a result, LG Electronics controls 114 local subsidiaries worldwide, with roughly 82,000 executives and employees.
http://www.lg.com/us/about-lg/corporate-information/overview/global-operations.jsp

I think not.

In the real world, a product isn't a product until it has a part number and a price. The part number is tied to a specific configuration with a committed level of performance. The price signifies that the vendor is putting his money where his mouth is. OLPC is so far (once again) all talk.

The problem is that the gap is widening at ever increasing rates.

My original post showed that the gap is narrowing, hot widening.

Bigot (noun). Intolerant person. Somebody with strong opinions, especially on politics, religion, or ethnicity, who refuses to accept different views.

Your number is based off of _two_ years of history ...

And your numbers stopped rising and started falling in 2007. You're fighting the last war.

It doesn't matter that the rich's income or net worth drops by 50% during a recession.

How about dropping 50% in the bust following the bubble that made them rich in the first place?

... the rich as a social class are earning more and more.

"The rich" is a loosly defined economic category, not a social class.