So Slashdot has come to this, support anything against Apple, no matter how odious, such as Samsung. If Samsung didn't want a FRAND requirement on these patents, they could have kept them from the cellular standards. And guess what would have happened if they had done that? The patents would be nearly worthless. If Samsung prevails on this, it is more than just Apple that will suffer. In essence, anyone wanting to create a functioning cell phone will need to bow down to Samsung.

Apple deserved this win. Good for Apple, glad one of these Asian copycat companies is finally held accountable.

It is a bit shocking that LinkedIn stores a simple hash of the password. Passwords can then be discovered by using a hash dictionary. A better approach would be to generate a random seed and combine the seed with the password to generate the hash, and store the seed with the hash. Then hash dictionary attacks become impossible.

Even if the reduced outlook had been more widely publicized, it wouldn't have made a difference. Everyone had stars in their eyes hoping to make it big. Would a 150 P/E ratio have deterred someone who was OK with a 100 P/E ratio? Doubtful. Investors rolled the dice and lost. Had the stock gone up, no one would be complaining.