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<quote><p>...preserve a way of life, a way which includes freedom of expression.</p></quote>

<p>The US is not alone in this, but freedom of expression is pretty much a myth these days.</p></quote>

uh, what did you just do?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Whitacre

well, just a contradictory personal story, I spent the last 2 weeks looking for one (for the office - not me). none to be found at local apple stores, mac stores ( a regional vendor I believe), or best buys (CDW had none either). We ended up purchasing one from apple online, which drop shipped from HK after one week.

they may have had a lot at launch, but they have since sold them out, and have not been able to keep up with demand.

in a democracy, the majority rules, and the rest have to live with it.

in open source, if a group makes a decision and you don't like it, you can take all of their work, fork it, and do what you want. even make your own democracy.

And to respond to some of the comments here, no you would not need to be a programmer. You could for example start a blog, and recruit programmers who feel like you to do the work.

however, just because you disagree with the direction of one open source project don't expect sympathy from me if you don't get your way and start casting dispersions on the model. it is the best one going...

hard to believe a guy with this elitist attitude uses a mac.