I don't disagree with you, I just don't disagree that it wasn't an option to pay the asking price if that's what you want to use and consider it offers value. For you (or indeed me) it may not, but that doesn't mean the only options are steal it or don't use it.

It also misses one pretty big option - pay for the damn software?

"This is a full blown operation system where they control most of the code" You might think in an article about an operating system, the journalist might have an understanding of what the subject matter at hand actually was?

Well, not a meeeelion miles away from that thought: http://tech.slashdot.org/story...

if you're using a tablet for a date, let me tell you you're doing it wrong...

That's interesting - then leave said documents on a laptop in a cab or train for authenticity.. The lag may be hard to deal with, though

Erm... www.amazon.co.uk/MP3 ?

Goodness, no - it's a wonder they can even scrape together the money to eat with...

To paraphrase a post from the Ralsky thread: I am writing this article to request something for a terminaly ill boy. Theu Training is a seven year old boy who has terminal cancer. His ambition before he dies is to be included in the Guinness Book of Records as having the largest collection of post cards. My request is that EVERYONE who reads this posting send at least one post card to him at: 707, rue du Village suite 202 Morin-Heights, (Québec) J0R 1H0 Phone: 450.226.2238 Fax: 450.226.1917 Toll free number : 1.800.861.6618 E-mail: conseil@theumanage.com Please pass this information on to as many people as possible. Let's make a child's dream come true before its too late. Best wishes. A hopeful person.

it's a shame you came back to add that because you were wrong the irst time and now the second. windows key plus r still works just fine still.

You are entirely wrong: http://www.isuppli.com/Teardowns/News/Pages/HP-TouchPad-Carries-$318-Bill-of-Materials.aspx The touch screen is approaching a quarter of the costs of the entire device, and along with the display itself is almost half.

So, all your base are belong to us, now?

Um, so say for example that rivals in your personal or professional life decide to run a newspaper ad and poster campaign (falsely) outing you as a child molester, complete with photographs of you and graphic descriptions of your actions, you'd take that on the chin, seeing as you'd have no defence?

Juries don't select people, and they rarely award money to defendants.

Well, for one I'd expect that software alterations are rather less likely to be spotted by accident investigation...