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@G5Man - Hilarious, thanks for that you made my morning.

Hey...you gotta keep this stuff funny and light hearted...It gets me through my day :)

meh, I'll buy it used on amazon when it hits $0.01

Paul, are you gearing up for a second edition book with info about SP1? (I'm assuming you're doing early beta testing on it already....)

At least it's better than this: http://gizmodo.com/5463415/the-faulty-imac-saga-chapter-4-apple-buying-o... Someone I know that lives in the UK that got paid like this got a nice letter from Apple saying that they "aren't qualifying the recent lack of third-party quality of the product with this gesture", and that it is "merely a 'thank-you gift' for purchasing our best iMac yet". So, they're placing blame on the panel manufacturer, while subsequently dismissing the problem. Good stuff. Who wrote this? A 3-year old? The letter goes on to say "by accepting the gift, you agree to not hold Apple responsible for damages....and that you agree not to disclose any information pertaining to this gift from Apple"....blah blah blah. What's funny is that so much of it is written in Apple-esque casual talk, intertwined with so much legal-speak, it's just so hilariously condescending. It's essentially hush money to cover up their inadequacies. Nice, Apple. Nice. I'll pick up a 27" iMac for scrap metal when the garbage bins start filling up with them. BTW: He returned the iMac, and kept the money anyway. :P

Sorry Waethorn I missed your point. Are you sure you are commenting on the right article?

"No need to whisper! Window 7 Secrets is the ultimate insider's guide to Microsoft's most exciting Windows version in years." Which, in the real techworld, is just as exciting as watching grass grow. Windows is not exciting, Microsoft is not exciting. It's only fitting that a non-exciting blogger with extremely poor writing skills should write a book about it.

"It really makes little sense." It actually does make sense. People should be informed at this site as well, not just be amused by Paul's frustration relating to Microsoft's downfall. That is where we come in.

Waethorn, The hostility...problems with 7ista this morning?

G5Man: Hilarious! Hoist by his own petard....

Chuckb84 I just learned something today. Thank you! I had never heard that saying before. Quite fitting.

@dip: http://xkcd.com/388/ Where do mangoes fit in?

Nickelgreen, Don't you recognize the irony in the two situations? We were just having a little fun with it.

"But perhaps it's not a message to consumers (who either won't pay much attention to a suggestion observed by a financial analyst, and will be soon forgotten), but a message to competition: don't even try to compete with us this new product category, we'll just undercut you" Shareholders certainly won't like this, because it's not just a threat to the competition - it's an attack to their own profit margins.

>>Shareholders certainly won't like this, because it's not just a threat to the competition - it's an attack to their own profit margins.<< That depends on what kinds of sales a price cut would whip up. Plus, most don't expect prices to slide...they expect that you'll get more for the same price.

@Doc: Pas de probleme. When you said you wanted a netbook, but you wanted it for business, the x100e is exactly what I was thinking. Business performance and reliability for a netbook-like budget. A consumer netbook isn't what you want to give a typical mobile worker, especially not if you don't know how they'll treat it. (the third video on the Lenovo site explains that very well) When you want a quality laptop that'll last through the daily bump and grind, you gotta get a ThinkPad. The Windows 7 ThinkVantage software is a nice touch too. Normally I wouldn't give 2 sh*ts for OEM software, but this stuff is lightweight but adds value. I think I mentioned before, that I like how the battery meter tells you exactly how long it takes to fully charge the battery to 100% (but it only charges if it's below a certain threshold, AND it tells you EXACTLY how many discharge cycles the battery has gone through since new). There is also a ThinkVantage update program that updates all the Lenovo software (including drivers) WITHOUT needing to go to a website and do manual downloads. I like that. Also, the recovery software is awesome. When you want to do a system recovery, you can do it from a backup or even backup files on the spot. The recovery environment EVEN INCLUDES A WEB BROWSER (but it doesn't work on wireless :( ). Anyway, it's a neat way to handle system recovery, and the additional tools are slick. It still includes the standard Windows 7 recovery environment too. It takes a lot to impress me with OEM software and so far nothing has wow'ed me enough to keep it, but I'm sold on Lenovo. Oh, and that spill-resistant keyboard is certainly a bonus. When she gets her Timmy's double-double (Do they have Tim Horton's where you are? The do have them in the US) while you Doc's are all enjoying your $25 Starbucks mochachocalattefrappalappacappacinos, you'll know that she won't likely fry the thing if she has a accident. I bet you get paid more than $75/hr. To save that money, you should've told her "Ok, that'll cost you an extra $xxx for the hour and a half of consulting on doctor's wages". ;)

@Doc: Lucky you! We've barely had a foot all winter! Last year was a record year, and this year was just lame. I'm glad I didn't go to the Quebec Winter Carnival this year. The canoe racers wouldn't have had any icebergs to walk on!

@Ocean: You bore us.

@Log, you go play on your 27" iMa... Oh, wait... ;)