Exactly. Idle should, by default, never appear in the front page stream.

The apps are the main selling point of the devices. Selling devices produces profit. Ever heard the catch-phrase "there's an app for that"?

There's a difference? These days, I have a hard time differentiating these two different brands of evil.

I have the same problem living in Alberta, Having localized darkening on the windshield for the horizon-level sun would be great. And no, sunglasses don't help. If you've ever driven with the sun in your face then you'd know that.

The OS for the iPad was specifically made with that device in mind.

What an age we live in when this is modded "informative".

Good news, everyone! Dr. Zoidberg is now reviewing 20th century cinema.

Demonoid site is down, but the trackers have been revived.

I bet you're fun at parties.

Give the guy a break. He's only trying to create synergy among web-enabled paradigms.

Chrome is a better browser than anything else coming pre-installed these days, including Firefox 3.x. And I find it funny you noted Adobe Flash player being installed. If it's not, the average user is going to install it in the first 5 minutes anyway. Pretty useful item in the post-1993 internet world.

Google Desktop I'll agree is a pain, very slow, very useless.

As far as I'm concerned, every video on YouTube should have comments disabled. The world would instantly be a better place.

Ubuntu is a desktop operating system. Joe Blow doesn't care about anything you've posted. And if you're considering Ubuntu for anything but a desktop computer, then you're doing it wrong.

I doubt Apple is concerned with how aesthetically pleasing the store is after hours when no one can purchase their products.

Pimp my laptop! Spinners on the fans, remote unfold, a cappucino maker in the CD-ROM bay, and chrome eeeverywhere. Whaaaaat!