... with all the profit from all the overpriced iDevices.

I can't even get cable or DSL. Stuck with 3G, $80 for just one line w/ mobile hotspot & 7GB of data.

Because someone is selling a product just as good if not better but for a lot cheaper.

I wonder why people need to go 10-15 or more over the speed limit? Doesn't have to be an interstate, could be a rural highway (one lane) or any road. Most of the time they just get to a red light or stop sign faster. I don't go more than 5 over, because there is no good reason to. I'm NOT sorry if that isn't good enough for the people behind me, either pass or mail me a check I can use for gas or legal fees.

That didn't sound right so I looked up it up. I would not have put it past Apple to require every single program be signed by them or as an approved developer to keep out "undesirables", however, that's not what's going on. https://securosis.com/blog/os-x-10.8-gatekeeper-in-depth

Perhaps some states have passed their own FOI laws. But RIM is a company, not part of the government.

You missed quite a few $. MSN should be "M$N" after all since it stands for (The) Microsoft Network.

Go outside.

About 100 or so people pointed that out already.

I'm all for sustainability but every attempt at 'going green' results in, or for whatever reason requires, immediate financial harm to everyone. Not talking about just a few cents more here or there in our energy costs.

I understand what you're saying, but gasoline apparently instantaneously retroactively costs more.

That's a stupid feature. Just install the FB app and put a shortcut on your main/home screen. I have a FB account just 'cause everyone else does and to keep in touch w/ family, Facebook really is what some people live for.

Holy fuck, Slashdot keeps letting these fucking spam comments through. God damnit Slashdot, put a spam filter or something. In fact whenever I post as AC my comment may never be seen, but this shit gets through? Holy shit.

I have a hard drive, it can last indefinitely without doing all this nonsense to reduce wear.

No. Regardless of how disposable you and manufacturers think electronics are, some people save and use their hard earned money to buy these things (as opposed to charging it and carrying a balance by only paying the minimum/interest or 0% financing gimmicks). Though, I think a mandatory warranty law just raises prices to cover replacement parts/repair, instead of actually increasing the product's build quality.

I used the warranty for a cheap mouse/kb from Logitech, and my G9x. I had an HP laptop with the overheating nvidia chipset that affected more than just me, it was repaired out of warranty but someone had to be sued first.

The U.S. economy would collapse for sure if everything didn't fail so easily and spending lowered, since all our stuff is made in China.