It just seems to me, if microsoft is having a financial crunch, after all of these years in trying to create a product for the masses and failing, then they should dry up and go away like the REA(Railway Express Agency). Someone will come along and create something better. Oh they have, its call Ubuntu!

I often wonder, did Autism naturally occur before the creation of our chemical dependence of vinyl? How prevalent was Autism before the onset of our vast use of plastics? As a new senior and having received my first SS check, I feel our dependence on the chemical industry is partly to blame along with greed of the ad agencies touting products that haven't been throughly tested. Just look in your kitchen cabinets, I'll bet with damn few exceptions you'll have lots of plastic ware. How many fumes are released into our food when we nuke of leftovers. As a parent, I was concerned and now rightfully so, what kind of damage have we done to our children when we heated their bottles. Most parents switched from glass to unbreakable plastic bottles. Another thought for researchers, what is the rate of Autism in a Third world country vs the US? I'd be willing to bet Autism does not exist outside of the "industrialized nations". Well does it?