I think the real reason Microsoft Edge is a failure is because it's exclusive to one platform: Windows. People might embrace their products more if they didn't only work on one platform.

Unfortunately, Microsoft has a persistent problem of creating products not for the sake of making a good product, but to promote other products. In this case, Edge exists purely to promote Windows and is therefore an afterthought; if it were otherwise and Microsoft were serious about promoting it as a great browser that should be used by as many people as possible, it would be multi-platform.

At first glance, I'd say this is a bad thing because it reduces competition, but since Microsoft Edge is a Windows 10-only browser, it's probably a good thing; developers eventually won't need to code for a Windows-specific browser unless Microsoft forks the rendering engine.

According to https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-gm-plant-closing-restructuring-20181126-story.html, six models were scrapped at GM: the Buick LaCrosse, the Cadillac CT6/XTS, and the Chevrolet Cruze/Volt (but not the similarly-named all-electric Chevrolet Bolt).

There are still a number of other sedans listed at https://www.gmfleet.com/overview/cars.html including the Buick Regal/Verano, Cadillact ATS/CTS, Chevrolet Bolt/Impala/Malibu/Sonic/Spark, so "exiting the sedan market" seems to be a bit of an exaggeration unless more model cancellations are planned.

The real story here is the job losses and a man in the White House who sold people on the idea that he alone could wave a wand and magically fix them (which means we also get to credit him with a failure to do so).

Tax cuts for the rich will solve this problem.

Signed:
The Republican Party

I'd expect a "left and right should talk to each other and not shut people out" comment to have no effect, positive or negative, on one's score. It's conciliatory, but at the same time contributes nothing substantive to a discussion.

Your "optional preferential voting" is called "ranked choice voting" ("RCV") in the United States.

It'd be nice if we could get federal legislators—or, at least, federal Democrats—behind a movement for that.

I believe that Congress has the authority to regulate federal elections, which would likely have the same effect for "state and local" elections since states likely wouldn't want to force voters to use both machines and paper ballots for an election.

You're correct, of course, which is why capitalism *must* be tempered by another system, such as socialism. Otherwise, we have an economic system that's nothing more than a race to the bottom.

Mickey Mouse is still used in the Kingdom Hearts game franchise and Disney's theme parks.

If I understand correctly, this guy was selling Microsoft software that he wasn't authorized to distribute and because that made it less likely someone would buy a new Windows license (or machine with Windows installed), Microsoft argued that their monetary loss for each disk amounted to the value of a new Microsoft license: $299.

The judge reduced that value to $25 per disc, though I'm not sure where that number came from. A quickly Google search indicates that one can buy an Windows 10 OEM license (what you'd get with a new computer) for the similar price of $27.99.

Eric Lundgren, the guy charged, argued that the nature of the software illegally distributed should give him immunity from charges of copyright infringement.

All I can say is:

1. Don't distribute software you don't own without permission.
2. Don't add logos without permission to items you're distributing.
3. If you're a user, use Linux.
4. If you're a refurbisher, use Linux.

Posted from Linux Mint 18.

PS If you have a Windows 10 license key, you can install Linux over Windows 10, download a Window 10 disk image from Microsoft's website for free, and use the key to run Windows 10 via Virtual Box on Linux.

I'm gonna be working for you; I'm not going to have time to go play golf. Believe me."

—Donald Trump (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBqB_3j4Qts)

Next someone'll tell me that Mexico is paying for a wall.

Indeed. Having an extension system in which malicious extensions can hide that they're installed while monitoring everything you do on the Web was a pretty big security hole. That's why I'm glad Mozilla transitioned to the new system despite the loss of functionality.

The liberals are here, but we’ve got our hands full dealing with Twitler. Maybe the leader of American conservatism can send a tweet from Mar-a-Lago bashing Google.

Where's Maggie Simpson when we need her?

There's a better solution: make receiving a basic income contingent on paying taxes. Working around your proposed restriction would be trivial: do a job that pays $1 per year on which you owe a few cents in taxes and you can vote.