when all else fails, pull out the pedophile card. some brits just hauled a guy out of his house, killed him and burned his body because he was FALSELY accused of pedophilia and the COPS didn't clear it up fast enough. brits aren't even as bad as Americans on this front. pure hysteria. if anything will galvanize the public, bullsht like this is surely it. frankly, i see it as desperation and think/hope/expect the snowden revelations will help improve democracy. we'll figure out how to deal with the criminals and terrorists without subjecting everyone to the horrors of the Thought Police. Cops always want more power. Always will. Give an inch and they'll ask for light years. No. Just say No.

If they are reliable enough, fast enough, and can be coaxed into working, there's nothing wrong with them as controllers. I have programmed them, and am not fond of the machines, but so what? It's not what I'd use for a modern problem, but decades of successful operation is not to be lightly discarded.

Not sure Thorsten is someone with a good record of making predictions. Certainly blackberry hasn't done that well seeing where the market is heading. Nah....I'll stay put with Apple.