You sir, fail to grasp the concept of momentum. Millions of devices out there already using it. It's a de-facto standard. You really think it's because FAT is so good and we just haven't come up with something better?

They are not stupid, nor dillusional. He knows what he is saying is complete bullshit, but you know what? It was still a 'smart' thing to say. Just because the slashdot community can see it for the crap it is, doesn't mean other people will. They are painting a rose-colored picture for themselves and trying to make the competition look like the bad one. It's always happened in any industry, and will continue to happen for as long as capitalism exists.

Look at any other marketing, and there is bullshit just seeping from it. Our demographic usually sees through it, ESPECIALLY in the technology sector. So, get over yourself. He wasn't saying that to you, or to us. He was saying it to our parents and our friends who don't know the history and the actual truth. The people who can't find an on switch. The person who wants one of 'those neat pocket phone thingies' and doesn't know a Zune from an iPhone. And when he goes to a store, maybe he remembers something 'some really smart man' was saying about which is better. The Windows one is better right? It works with my PC? Ok, I want that one!

It's how it's always been, how it always will be. You can't educate the entire market to see through the bullshit. Most people don't know the first thing about computers, don't want to know, and shouldn't have to know. Stop taking the crap Ballmer says as technical discussion, and when he talks, imagine he's like a commercial. It makes it much easier to handle, ya know?

Wow.. You've been listening to wayyyyyy too much Hannity.

Let's look at the very first thing you said: If the liberals of this country made it possible for Islam to spread and then take over the USA...

So many things wrong with just that first part. First of all you are assuming that's the 'liberal agenda.' Which, it isn't. That's complete hyperbole. Last time I checked, I haven't heard of any liberal memos being passed around indicating a goal of spreading Islam, or any other religion for that matter. If anything, you could say that some liberals would prefer religion was a lesser topic. Somehow Hannity & Friends take that to mean they want Islamic Terrorists running the government. Learn to think rationally for yourself.

Second of all, the 'take over' bit implies that the USA can be taken over by a religion. This could only be true if you tie your religion (Christianity, I assume) directly to your government. If you define the USA as a Christian entity, then I suppose more Islamic government officials could be defined as 'taking over.' You are mixing religion and government, which is actually expressly seperated by our founders.

As for the rest of your drivel, you are defining a religion, Islam, by the worst of the acts performed by people claiming to follow Islam. That would be a lot like me say... defining Christianity as GodHatesFags.com.

Finally, your signature, 'I prefer to buy Made In USA.' Why not be a real man and refuse to buy anything at all from outside the US and see how far that gets you? Even if you did, what exactly do you think would happen if the US stopped trading or interacting with other nations completely? I'll tell you what would happen... no one would bother loaning us any more money, or trading us oil, etc, etc.

The fact is as technology increases we are becoming more and more a global people. We're no where near that yet, look at most of Africa... But still, that's the way it's always trended, and will continue to trend. And it's healthy to be introspective and realize that across the entire earth, the USA, especially the neo conservatives, are very much in the global minority.