The ps/2 inspired mostly laughter amongst the masses when they saw how it's price compared to a better clone. They only managed to sell them through under the table deals and having a non-standard length power cord that could be required in an RFQ.

The problem with the ethics behind IE is that they fused it into the OS and repeatedly claimed it could not be separated out.

No, that's just unethical behavior enshrined. If most businesses would do that then most businesses are unethical and should have their charters revoked.

If you use it in commerce and it is sufficiently distinct, it's trademarked, it just isn't a registered trademark.

What backlash? I and many others here found ourselves in the odd position of applauding something MS did.

Advertisers make their living on loopholes and weasel words. They would have said that no matter what.

The simple fact, whether they like it or not, is that a great many people find being tagged and tracked like animals by a creepy corporate stalker to be distasteful in the extreme. Of the rest, practically none actually think being tracked is cool and even less would object to DNT being set.

The purpose of default settings is to make the vast majority happy enough. And that dictates setting DNT.

Frankly, even if you sent them a video of you signing a do not track request form literally carved in stone and have it notarized, they would claim you just didn't fully understand the issue and so your opt out wasn't genuine.

The recession is claimed to be ongoing but the market is up and corporate profits are trending up. Some have record profits, most are down from all time highs but recovering nicely.

This recession seems to be only for Mom'n'Pop.

If corporations are making record profits, how is it they have no money for hiring and cost of living raises (as opposed to the actual case, they're unwilling).

In a recession,. the market should be down and corporate profits dwindling.

Perhaps those stories would have more credibility if the last "amazing revelations" hadn't proven to be a tempest in a teapot and if thyey actually reported them as they happened rather than trotting them out when they are in the hot seat.

Remember the big terror plot where those students in the UK were going to use TATP to destroy a plane? Turned out it was actually impossible, they had no supplies, no passports, and no plane tickets. All talk, no action.

They'll change their tune, but not their actions.

well, naturally they will need a hiring consultant. But not just any hiring consultant. Hiring the right hiring consultant is a highly specialized talent, so if they want good results they need a techie hiring consultant hiring consultant...

It's a fairly weak dig since it's quite easy to target an earlier version. Some of the cool stuff introduced in later versions can be added to your app as a module.

No. If you want maximum coverage, target API 10 and you cover 95% of all Android devices.

If you really want the latest API features and aren't as concerned with compatibility, choose a later API.

Xanadu probably fits the bill. In particular, transclusion.

A browser's handling of the IMG tag.

That just creates another layer of container.