I worked for Microsoft in the late 90s around the time Exchange 4.0 shipped (which was the first version). One day the whole company started getting emails sent to this mysterious alias named bedlamdl3. Way too many people replied to the message asking why they were on the DL, then came the unsubscribe messages, then the pleas to stop replying all, then the whole system shut down. It took a couple days to flush the emails out of the system and get things back to normal. By that time simeone had made T-shirts made that said "I survived Bedlam DL3". And now, more than 20 years later, we finally have a fix. As my former boss used to say, "Moving at the speed of business".

I don't know what you are smoking, but that is not going to happen. They can't force this on us, it's not a police state. Stop spreading fear.

Why are you so afraid of Telemetry? Microsoft has strict privacy guidelines in place that don't allow collecting personally identifiable information. Do you also complain long and hard about google and the giant sucking sound that is their data collection policies? Microsoft is so much better than Google on the privacy front by any rational measure.

Yes, retinal scan should be one of the options. though I always think rectal scan when i say retinal scan. Now that would be secure!

My son is using Scratch (https://scratch.mit.edu/) in an after school class. He is having fun and learning some great concepts (variables, conditional logic, control flow, etc.).

I recently got a windows 8 surface and it can definitely be used as a laptop replacement. The keyboard is not great but it beats a software keyboard by a mile (or kilometer).

I am dead set against nuclear power until they can solve the nuclear waste problem. I know, breeder reactors, blah blah blah, they don't exist in this country and I have not heard of a plan to build one. Let's see, the choice is between CO2 that will go away in my lifetime (either naturally or with some help), and radioactive waste that will last several thousands of years...

It likely has more to do with affluence than anything else. If you can afford a Mac you can likely afford numerous computers. Less affluent computer owners will only buy one computer and a cheaper one at that.

I personally don't like the big video screen being used for controls. In my "analog" car I can change the radio station, adjust the temperature, and turn on the AC with convenient knobs and buttons that I know where to find without even looking and I get good tactile response. My in-law's Lexus has a smaller screen to do this and it was always in the wrong mode and difficult for the driver to quickly change the temperature or radio due to having to change modes. That said, the screen would be nice for watching videos, but please, not to control the car's functions.