No need for a chainsaw, a flamethrower would be better or both that would work to

Wrong, there is one thing I can do. Leave, I have had it with all this charges they keep giving me. We have had nothing but trouble with their service. It is time to go back to prepaid!

I would clone my wife so I can have more boobs to snuggle with.

Think again http://thehackernews.com/2011/10/malware-for-xbox-kinect-created-by-15.html

That is the funny thing, The people who actually paid for games are the only ones who are getting punished for piracy. The people who pirated the games don't have to deal with DRM, rootkits, always on connection requirements, ...etc.

Agreed, from what I have gathered this is nothing more than a backdoor. Creating a backdoor is only one part of a rootkit. Here is a good definitions of a rootkit form The rootkit Arsenal: Escape and Evasion in the Dark Corners of the System. ISBN-10: 144962636X "A rootkit establishes a remote interface on a machine that allows the system to be manipulated (e.g., C2) and data to be collected (e.g., surveillance) in a manner that is difficult to observe (e.g., concealment)." This is not trying to hide anything, it's just a plugin with a backdoor.

yep ...

Mint will be you best bet. It comes with almost everything they will need including Flash Player last time I check. Dumping them right into Linux may not be the best idea. Start off by having them use some of Linux's application on Windows first, like LibreOffice, Firefox or chrome. Many of the application on Linux are ported to Windows. By having them use them on Windows first they will be much more at home when they make the switch.

It may just be the statistics of just that web site that only technically people go to, but this is an all time low for them. This kind of drop in market shares is showing up on other sites that keep track. I hope it god it continues to drop, because IE has been a nightmare for web developers!!!

If Win 8 does not do well, they will have much more to worry about then IE's market shares

Most people who use IE (at least the people I know) only use it because they just go for what ever the default is. This means they also go with IE's default settings which is MSN and BING, and this do make MS money.

When it comes to cable internet, in my area we only have Time Warner. I hate them with all my hart, they charge out the ass for crappy speeds. I know some people who are play they same amount as I am and have 4 to 5 times the speed.