Looking at all of their previous tweets, they're clearly just going after any requests with their sizable DoS "cannon". Anyone hoping for righteous motivation or justifiable attacks is going to be sorely disappointed.

Obviously you're not a developer.

Just as long as it isn't this sprinter.

"which seems to me should just be called 'Malware'"

I dunno, this review I just read says Antivirus2010 is great!

I think we just exploded their servers.

I see a lot of potential for interactive RPG gaming here. Sure, games would still take place in dimly-lit basements, but with the blocks acting as detached characters/figurines and all combat taking place on-screen.

...Because D&D needs to get dorkier.

Xerox wanted to send a present, but they decided the GUI they sent for the baby shower is the gift that keeps on giving.

Well, it isn't exactly

Linux: 5,000

Microsoft: 0

but more along the lines of

Linux: n/a

Microsoft: -5,000

Bad economy: FTW

... who will there be to pirate it?

Barracuda, anyone?

Wait, you left out re-installing the OS for $129 and a $159 data-backup. Also, don't forget anti-virus and anti-spyware for just $100 more!

[a bunch of slashdotters and end users run into Microsoft and see the "interspecies erotica"]

End user: What the fuck?

[the donkey brays as the slashdotters see Hugh Griffiths' "DRM 4 Life" shirt]

Slashdotters: [shouting] DRM??

Hugh Griffiths: Oh, no no, it's cool, I'm taking it back.

You must be using analog... from the future.

In Soviet Russia, space tours you!

It isn't an issue of the corporation being bigger than just one man. The SEC is investigating because it's a matter of whether investors were mislead by Apple's disclosures. Because while a CEO is just a man, he's a very important man within that corporation and his health and well-being does in fact affect share prices. Whether that should be the case is entirely irrelevant to the SEC's need to investigate.

A corporation is bigger than just one man, but let's put that in perspective:

/. is bigger than CmdrTaco, but if he had Jobs' health issues, it would still affect the readers in one form or another.