It seems like American Congress' technological extremism has finally spilled over to Europe. Oh boy..

His claims need a [Citation needed]

Leftover cash from not investing $$$$ in an OS, maybe?

Did you just diss Gaiman??? Stay Anonymous, Coward.

It's a sad thing that so many people in the past listened to Friedman......

ridiculously hilarious. Now don't get me wrong, I'm a big animal lover and have done/do my share of volunteering but this sounds more like the head of PETA was the kid whose parents never bought him a game boy and now he's just mad

I graduated in 2010, so it was fairly recent. I had 3 Web Design Classes (CSS, JS, HTML, Dreamweaver) and a Networking Class (prepares you for the A+ certification).

While I hate tobacco with every fiber of my being. It killed my grandfather, and my cousin's on his way there too. Not to mention I'm allergic to it and with enough exposure to tobacco smoke I start sneezing, getting a sore throat, etc.. I find this a complete and total violation of a person's rights. Fine that they don't smoke around me, or at work. But they should be able to smoke as much as they want in their own privacy.

Other posters are thinking it might be used for assassination. It's much MUCH more subtle than that. If I were a pharmaceutical, I'd create epidemics. New diseases even. That would reap in billions.

My dream of becoming wolverine is one step closer

Hungry troll has been fed.

And he would be a goddamn good president too.

And in the end get a BSOD in Windows 27

A FOSS Operating System such as ubuntu needs $$ to maintain its quality, like it or not. You can download it for free, and you can even play around with the source code. You get what you pay for. Plus, if enough revenue comes in through ubuntu, Amazon will take note and if future commercial relations happen between them, that could only mean a rise in ubuntu's (and by extension linux/gnu/FOSS) popularity. Ubuntu-powered ebook readers anyone?

You sure about that? Most people I know actually leave to other countries. Sometimes the flight + medical procedure in another coutnry is actually cheaper.