This is the result of a society that has been addicted to easy credit to the point where they think credit is the same as money.

And what happens when every shop is doing it because it's literally not illegal?

This is exactly why this kind of behaviour is illegal in many countries and you can't sign away your statutory rights with a shrinkwrap contract.... Hell you can't even sign them away with a contract written in blood.

I don't disagree with that one iota... However normal people don't buy Windows licenses like they buy their pants, home users buy it as a package with their computer (OEM) so they won't notice the price increase where as companies pay per year for CALs and they'll notice but can't do anything about it.

With the price of RAM and Storage going up it's the perfect time for MS to raise prices and not get blamed for it.

What do you mean "nothing". This means he cant use someone else’s money to buy another tropical island where he can be protected and isolated from people like you or I when the revolution comes...

Billionaires like Larry are suffering, their valet has to walk 5 miles to get bottles of artisan water every day. You can help this, donate $30 per day to the Make a Fortune foundation and change the plight of a billionaire.

When it comes to platforms like Steam or GOG Galaxy they're a lot more than storefronts. You can almost turn it off entirely in steam and it's almost hidden by default in GOG as I've never even gone into it by accident whilst randomly clicking on shit. It's the other functionality like patching, updating, verifying and managing local files that is quite difficult to do on the web.

When buying from Steam or GOG I always use the web from a different device because I tend to treat my gaming computer as suspect (hey I know what goes on, on there) and use a secure device I don't really use for much else than buying stuff.

I've never even used the Epic store as I don't play fortnite ergo trust them about as far as I can throw their HQ which must be located on the 8th circle of hell with the other thieves and fraudsters, especially after trying to bring console-like "exclusives" to PC but this is still GOOD NEWS! he shouts like an excited James May, it means they aren't able to ignore Linux any more as a games platform. I've built a new gaming PC a few months back and it's been fine on Linux. I've dual booted with Windows 11 but I've only booted into that twice in 3 months, the first time to see if it worked and the second time to see if the same drive was missing (turned out the power had come out of the back of the drive) and the second time I realised I hadn't even installed the graphics drivers (still haven't). Linux is more than ready for gaming.

This is why I'm glad I live in a country that doesn't treat consumers like second class citizens. Amazon could just... you know... do less of whatever it is that brings class actions?

Have you seen who owns Apple?

Still doesn't invalidate his point.

Pixels are google's flagship devices, so naturally they'll have flagship prices. Fortunately, unlike the Apple cago-o-system you've a choice. If you just want a cheap, quality phone I'd suggest a Motorola as they seem to have the best cheap hardware at the moment. Other brands are available.

Replace former English colonies with former French colonies. Much of West Africa is French speaking.

I get almost no spam calls... Last one I got was to a number I use exclusively for data on overseas travel (free data roaming in 72 countries for just £10 PAYG/Prepaid so I only put money on there when I'm travelling). My main UK number gets nothing any more, it's been years since I even got a "so we's heard you was in an accident" call. So you can do something about it.

That something is punishing telcos that allow spammers/scammers to operate. It's relatively cheap to set up a VOIP/PABX setup however if you want to phone people on a phone number you still need to link to a network which means the telco's can be gate keepers and should be. They can easily spot someone making a dozen phone calls a minute and just as easily cross reference that with a legitimate business like a well known insurance company. Totally Legit Call Company PLC with one director listed in Companies House should set off a huge red alarm bell.

I'm guessing you're American... the problem you've got is that the telcos are making money off that and none of your spineless leaders have the stones to tell them to stop. It's not that they cant, it's not impossible to action against, it's just that they wont.

Which means the calls are originating inside the country. This means someone is paying for a connection even if it's a VOIP/PABX that connects to a foreign site... this means the Telcos can be held responsible for activities that are now illegal.

You might not be able to fine or imprison people in another country but you can do that to telcos operating in your country and you can bet your arse that the telcos can tell who is making dozens of calls per minute on their networks (clue... they'll be taking money from them).

I cant imagine it would be cheap to dial in internationally and caller ID would put the country code in front of it. Definitely not profitable on the return you get from spam/scam calls.

Have we compared this with other major groups of bigots to see if strong opinions on Immigration are a contributing factor?

Identify is precisely what security guards are hired to do, the big issue with CCTV is unless you know when and where an event took place, you're looking through a mountain of footage for a needle. This is likely the same problem with robot guards, they cant tell when or where something untoward is happening.

Arrest, probably not as, in most civilised countries guards are instructed not to put themselves in danger. However the article mentions places in the US so that doesn't really apply.

The other thing they're there to do is deter, which a physical presence tends to do a lot better than any camera or robot. Even a cardboard cutout of a police officer has resulted in noticeable reductions in petty crime. Humans are wired to respond to human features (notably eyes) in that way. A liveried police patrol car will slow down far more drivers than 100 speed cameras.

Like most of us, life first arose, discovered that it was a really bad idea and went back to sleep.

Nope, you don't haggle on a car like you're at a Turkish bazaar, you negotiate and yes, you can and should negotiate on a made to order car. Especially so see what options and extras they'll throw in for free. If anything, it gives you far more options and power as the dealer knows it's easier for you to walk away.

Nope, it's most manufacturers. Dealers don't really keep stock of most models as they want to sell them with options, so the demonstrator they have on site will not have all the options. Most cars are ordered from the factory these days, only the base models are kept in stock.