One of Intel's weapons has always been process size. So while it's not a fair comparison if you're doing science, it's a fair comparison if you're wondering what tablet to buy.

I'm pretty sure the only long term plan Google has it to own all the data. Phones and phone OSes are just ways of achieving that.

So what question(s) should he be asking?

I said ask questions, not be a prick. If the PM is a reasonable human being, he'll either convince the OP that what he's doing is necessary or reconsider his position. If he's not a reasonable human being, I can be of no help.

Pretend you don't understand and ask him questions. "I need to work with this team leader, can you explain his role please?" "I need to know what I can and can't ask of this consultant, can you clarify his mandate?"

He'll either give rational logical answers - in which case you can accept them or counter with more questions - or by trying to answer your questions he'll realize his reasons for doing all those things weren't as great as they first seemed to him - in which case you win - or he's a politician and changing his mind is flip flopping, so he'll dig in and defend himself at all costs - in which case you're screwed, but if that's the case you're screwed regardless.

Standard != open source

More like, " We were caught trying to stick it to our product BUT they called us on our shit."

So... users? I think you mean hosts of user generated content...

Except they haven't. They've been dying since Intel started their tick-tock stratgey with the Core series, and AMD hasn't been able to keep up with Intel's gains in performance.

You got used to Unity? I didn't know they still performed lobotomies ;)

I should have put a ;) to make my intentions clearer.

Information in DNA in sperm doesn't count.

I have classes to study for and clients to work for, this is NOT a good time.

I would really like to see a source for this. While I'm sure there's piracy happening offline, I find it very hard to believe that that's where the majority of piracy is happening.

Technically, it's "woosh" in lower case, because the joke was riding on a thin cushion of air, and therefore not making much noise.