Satya "Marie Antoinette", when asked about the plight of the laid off workers, stated "Let them eat enigma."

That's the point; they haven't released this publicly, and may never in the future.

One has to wonder whether the quality of the iPhones currently produced at FoxConn will be up to the quality standards they should be.

There are a number of industries where using a Mac is a non-starter; there simply isn't the rich software environment on MacOS that there is on Windows.

I'm willing to bet Wal-Mart could have gotten a better deal on the phones if they provided their employees with Surface Duos. :-)

"Did colleges and universities drop standardized testing to improve diversity, or did they just desperately need the tuition revenues to keep operating?"

I wonder what the battery capacity will be in jigawatts,

Like Hell it was fixed. The country was depressed over the unsuccessful Iraqi hostage attempt, and Carter kowtowing to the fake Arab Oil shortage (appearing on TV in cardigans telling Americans to reduce their consumption) did not help his standing. Carter deservedly lost in a landslide because the American public didn't forget gas lines and alternating days you could fill up your vehicle.

You can link to whomever you want regarding the Carter years: when Regan took over from Carter, unemployment was 7.4%, the inflation rate was 13.5% (an absolute killer to those on fixed incomes), and interest rates were 18.45%.

I bought a house in 1981, taking out a loan at 13.5% (a state-subsidized loan based on my extremely moderate income), and was thrilled I didn't have to pay the 18% other loans were going at. I LIVED through the Regan years. Regan's first term was the most successful in my lifetime, and his 1981 tax cuts ("the trickle-down theory" actually WORKED). Entrepreneurship skyrocketed through his his term.

The second best term I lived through was the second Clinton term; by 1980 he virtually balanced the budget, something that had not been done since Nixon.

It is, however, more expensive than 98 percent of PC laptops.

It's a non-story to me. The NYT found a few naval-gazing couples who wouldn't be happy no matter where they lived, and ran with it. The "tax-issues" made me chuckle as income tax returns aren't due until next year, and there's still time to fix withholdings. Hire a good CPA or EA and take their advice.

The song melody is I IV I V, over and over again. It was probably discovered by Cro-Magnon.

I taught myself everything I know just by reading the internet.

WE'RE DOOMED, EVERYONE! GET OFF THE PLANET, NOW!!!

...Facebook in particular lacks significant competitors...

What about MySpace?

I hope they don't block me trying to price check at a Whole Foods Market in the future.

I love the smell of the future in the morning...it smells like antitrust...

How dare you make fun of mutants!