I realize the company may want to protect its secrets, but everyone has the right to face their accuser... which in this case is software that could be buggier than Windows ME.

Good for the defendants, the Minnesota courts, and citizen's rights!

So they disabled Autorun and made UAC even more annoying? I love this strategy!

Maybe not, but it doesn't mean that engines such as Google couldn't use similar techniques to enhance the Google experience.

PC Load Letter! WTF does that mean!?

Time to crank up the "Damn it feels good to be a gangsta"

Even if it be final I'm very hopeful for the new release and knowing that it will be before the winter holiday season (most likely) gives me great hope that I'll be able to get a final version by the end of the year. I've been running several linked versions and am currently running version 7100 and it's at least on par with XP for gaming, multitasking, and general use without the bugs and bloats of Vista.

You never know though, we could get a leaked final version a month early! Let's just hope Microsoft doesn't screw this up between now and October/November!

When I consider the cost our IT department is looking at for updating all our G-standard to Pre-N standard I don't really see how the majority of companies in the current economic status could justify the upgrade, let along implementing the system from scratch. The only reason we're even considering the upgrade is due to massive increase in laptop usage by students in the building. The man hours that go into wiring the wireless system is quite large and, while preferable for new installations when choosing one option, isn't really a viable option to the perfectly good solution of existing wired networks. Now as the economy slowly crawls back and the introduction of N-standard I definitely see where this article is headed, but my personal belief from an internal aspect facing this exact issue would be "Give it a few years, maybe 2015, and I believe wifi will be almost ubiquitous"

Also, FTA: "Many students are clueless about what to do with a patch cord to begin with. They grew up with wireless" How old are these kids? Eight?

I'd say my personal threshold would be equivalent to approximately two times the price I pay for television per month, which would be roughly $85 (~65 euros). As I really don't download music I don't see that as highly important to the price, only the movie and television aspect. Perhaps what would be necessary is a scheme such as TV/Internet/Phone packages which allow you to choose how much you want, IE: I only want Movies/Television, not Movies/Television/Music. Pricing could be something like 35/25/15 euros respectively and I think they could make a very good profit if implemented fairly for the consumer (NO CAPS)