Comment Re:Limey (Score 1) 302
Um, lots of businesses are already doing this.
Comment Re:Oh god (Score 2, Informative) 311
Agreed, if it's an option. It doesn't seem to be an option with many (most?) carriers though. They like it that way.
Comment Re:Oh god (Score 5, Informative) 311
Ah, but that's only after two years. If you don't upgrade, the subsidized phone plan ends up being way worse after 3 or even 4 years. That's the big reason the phone companies want you to go for the subsidized plan - they get to ream you after the 2 years.
Microsoft Drops Xbox 360 Pricing 169
Kawahee was one of several readers to tip news of a price cut for the Xbox 360. This comes after Sony dropped PS3 prices and unveiled the Slim model last week. The 360 Elite will now retail for $299, but will no longer ship with HD cables. The 360 Pro has been reduced to $249, but Microsoft is phasing it out. Analysts don't expect this new price point to be a huge boon for sales because the Elite doesn't match the PS3's hardware capabilities and is still more expensive than the Wii. Microsoft has "no plans" for a smaller version of the 360.
Comment CNN article (Score 2, Interesting) 867
A good discussion of scale that puts things in perspective was published on CNN not long ago...
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/13/mackay.energy/index.html?iref=newssearch
