http://xkcd.com/644/

I don't mind the separate queues, as I do the searching. I like to be able to browse the entire collection, and add titles to either the DVD or Instant queue, based on which format the title is offered in. If I have to go to one site to browse and add to the DVD queue, and a separate site to add to the Instant queue, I will probably just drop the DVD queue.

That may be true for you, but I doubt it is true for everyone. Viewing the Internet on the small screen on a phone is rather tedious. Having to scroll the page around, pinch to zoom, and use the on-screen keyboards is more of a hassle than having a laptop screen and keyboard. For me, when I am out and I think of something I want to look up, I will usually make a note of it on my phone, and then look it up later when I am at home on a computer. If it were free and convenient for everyone to tether their laptops, then more people would do it, and it would clog up the already slow wireless data network and make it that much more painful for everyone.

They already own StarOffice (now Oracle Open Office) which they do charge for.

Oblig xkcd link... http://xkcd.com/802/

If law is written that requires trackers to have an opt-out, then when a user opts-out they have a cookie set for no-tracking, and the server is configured to not record what you do. So yes, technically, they are "tracking" enough to know who is who, but it is the recording of the website history that people want to avoid.

Or, you can do like I do and use No-Script to block google-analytics.com and opt-yourself out.

Anti-virus imbedded into CPU functionality? I'm sure they won't include all the extra crap that causes the "CPU bloat" but the underlying antivirus technology alone could be embedded into the CPU to protect against viruses.

This is true. If you are planning on leaving (i.e. not getting fired or laid off) then you will have already copied everything you want to steal long before you ever give your notice, so confiscating their work laptop or restricting access is too late once they have given their notice.

You may remember HavenCo, which was a data haven on the Principality of Sealand off the coast of England, who's goal was exactly that (well, not porn, but rather exclusion from any legal status). They ceased operation in 2008 with no explanation, so that may not exactly be the best business model.

Well, these guys learned how to put their fighting skills to good use in the office.