Actually, try Dec 23rd-24th. I got some for 75% off. Not many people still putting up decorations that close to the holiday.

Won't someone think of the imaginary children?!?

My anecdotal evidence disagrees with all of your anecdotal evidence. I have never had a problem with VMWare stability, RAM usage, CPU utilization or interface.

But really, your entire argument is crap the second you use the term "snapily" or "snappy." If you're angry at VMWare, and you install VirtualBox, your first impression will be that it's so much "snappier" even if the two are neck and neck. This is a stupid term, stop using it.

Sorry, but your points are pretty worthless because you don't back any of it up, you just cry "unstable" and we're all supposed to agree with your blind rage.

No, it's so you can't sell it used later. They want a piece of every sale.

PS3 is also a slot loader, but lauding them would be a sin on /. while praising the people who are popularizing $50 versions of Flash games is just fine.

Choosing a browser with security as the only concern? Opera.

Too small of a target to bother with. ...well, actually that would be Safari for Windows, but come on, I'm no masochist.