They could have done this by simply putting a Microsoft server at the heart of a major city's traffic signalling network. Oh, wait, they did. Several wtop news stories have shown that DC's traffic lights run on NT. Maybe that is rush hour is so bad. Sorry, no time to cite...and since this isn't a graded paper I don't care...if you do then you go find the proof/disproof.

Throwing a bunch of hardware together and putting a software layer that seamlessly integrates them (to the user) may be a great marketing strategy, but that doesn't mean they created the stuff.

Ok, this stuff is all new(er) than what I would put on a computer geek test. How about some pre-MS-DOS stuff (Linux is *NOT* pre MS-DOS!).

dealing with Verizon has never been pretty. You pretty much have to threaten the worst to get even one ear to listen.

Geocities, banner ads and popups. Nothing to see here folks. Want some real content? Look at the old BBS network! ASCII graphics at 300bps R KEWL!

Inferior? Depends on how you look at it. Ever experienced Verizon customer service? How about Comcast customer service? I've had poor experiences with both. However, I'm losing far less money per month when things go wrong with a less expensive service. Also, my *primary* home line is DSL. I could have cable here, at a full 50Mbps (actual, I've tested it). I don't need it. I stream HD video to a five plus member LAN with little or no delay after a moment of buffering (at 768Kbps) My in laws, OTOH insist they need it for their two email machines. There is more to technology than wires. Customer service and resource management count, too.

Write the check out to Anonymous Coward, duh! When someone produces the ID of the same name, they can have it. Name changes are cheap, aren't they?

I'd kind of rather the trojan be slipped on someone else's phone than on someone else's something else.

The law shouldn't say "don't point lasers at people", it should say "don't hurt people with lasers"

We do it with a sprint phone! The Droid based Samsung moment. We camp, er make that live for a day or two in a RV a lot. Powering on the Overdrive and putting it in a known good reception spot (high on the RV shelves for instance) allows us to use the wireless connection to roam freely and chat, voip, or other internet activity without fear of a constantly in and out connection. Note to RVers, the standard antennae should be down (and off) or your overdrive will hide from 3G signals.

You are using bureaucratic rule to limit the advancement of technology. You must work for the government.

If they would stop taking the lowest bidder for everything the desks wouldn't be built to the specs of the lowest average kid, either. A desk "suitable for 3rd graders" is really about the size of the average kindergarten kid. My kid is a beanstalk, but very very tall, and though a beanstalk he has bulging biceps (for a kid). He doesn't fit in a third grade desk.

Considering my trade (as many other's can attest to around here), it's not just Microsoft that is going by the wayside. Any PC dependent technology is going to go poof. Position yourself accordingly. I know I am!

They would probably feel as though the constitution was falsifying a police report.

I don't even use more than 768Kbps @ Home. More is available, but I don't *need* it. I do have resources outside of the home for the rare necessary to have more bandwidth days, but I don't have to spend any money on them :)