Microsoft has been found guilty in the courts of breaking numerous anti-monopoly laws. They simply pay the fines and continue the same bad behavior. We should put teeth into the laws by stripping the right to hold patents from the offending companies. The resulting patents should be made public domain. This would end Microsoft's bad behavior and even better would probably end Microsoft as we know it.

I would usually balk at paying more than $30 or so, I would only pay $50 if the game had rave reviews or I was really happy with previous releases from that company. Under Ex Prez George Bush's "New World Economy" where everyone is paid minimum wage, I will consider paying $20, but only if the game is an absolute MUST HAVE. If not, maybe $10, and it better NOT have any crappy copy protection like SPORE did. I have a Linux box, I can program my own games. They will not have glitzy graphics like the gaming house ones, but they are just as much fun. I am working on upgrading a version of ROGUE that I found on Source Forge, just as entertaining as things like EverQuest but you don't need a $6000 graphics card to play it.

At least that is my understanding...

There have always been people who swear, and there have always been people who are offended by it. Society ALWAYS censors those it considers impolite, the question is WHO leads the censorship? In older times the Church had greater influence on speech than today. If you said certain things you would be labeled as a "moral reprobate", and "nice" people would not associate with you. Today we have "Political" censorship if you refer to someone with words referring to their skin color, or sexual orientation, you will have the "Politically Correct Posse" trying to get you lynched, figuratively if not literally. It is the same play, just different actors. Always remember, a "Bigot" is someone who calls others "bigots"....In doing so they reveal their own hatreds and prejudices.

When my hi tech job was out sourced I eventually found work as a store clerk at about 55% of my previous wages. So I basically stopped buying everything but food. In a typical year at my old salary I might have spent $8000 or more on Computers, TV's, Clothes, DVD's Etc. In 2008 I spent under $500 on consumer goods. A few DVD's 2 Computer Games, some underwear. I only eat out at places with a dollar menu, and when I do I almost always spend $4 or less. So by reducing my salary by 50% I now by 80-90% less "Stuff". Sounds like a great plan for economic meltdown to me. If you want to get Golden Eggs, you have to buy the goose some corn. You cheap twit!