They present one deal publicly, then renegotiate every Free App of the Day deal depending on whether or not they feel that the it is to Amazon's advantage. The Angry Birds get paid, the small local guy does not. This is predatory, though not illegal, and shows that they fundamentally misunderstand the ecosystem they need to foster in order for them to do well. If they were the only game in town, this might work for them, but they are not.

I have only anecdotal evidence, but it seems to me that the Amazon Store is used to grab free apps and nothing else. It's not compelling for users or developers.

But it will! It will! In just ten years! Along with Artificial General Intelligence, and the cure for male pattern baldness!

Ten years! Ten years!

Still ten years!

Here's an Ayn Rand quote that I have to bring whenever she is mentioned: "I love handouts from the government."

http://www.good.is/post/conservative-darling-ayn-rand-died-loving-government-handouts/

Two fists, one John.

We've got too many - not too few. But if he intends to reduce it to one, I'm all for it.

News for nerds. Stuff that matters?

You and my dad. Whenever my sister or I are home and open his soap cupboard, we say, "Me retirement soap!"

Not even releasing it only on cd will keep it from being a major hit, so long as it's any good, thanks to the internets.

It's a simple as the old programs, but it's streamlined by the decades of improvement we have had in between.

Once you have explained Object Oriented Programming to him, the rest would be a doddle for a fresh young mind.

Keep in mind, there are only so many workplaces where a "wide stance" is openly tolerated. Us VPs have to stick together on this.

Finally, a good idea from microsoft.

Oh, wait, they expect us to muddle along with the windows media player instead. Pot, kettle, frying pan, fire.

They didn't fill it with mounds of brochures, trialware or aol cds. It's a big step in the right direction. And, as far as I can tell, no EULA on the party favour pack. Kudos where due, guys.