The bundling of the applications that Microsoft is going to do with Vista is perfectly fine, just as long as they allow you to FULLY uninstall these apps. They won't be able to compete with the other OS's out there if they don't do this (aka Mac and *nix).
As for Microsoft not disclosing the documentation on their networking, I believe the EU is doing a damn fine job, since most people use Windows and it doesn't allow other OS's to play nice with them.
As others have pointed out already, it's simply not the new shiny electronics and media on tv that are killing the imagination of kids and their socializing, it's the parenting that does it. Every few years there will be more types of gizmos and other media that COULD destroy these two things in children, but it's up to the parents of that said child/children to moderate this kind of thing.
A perfect example is my kid: He plays on the computer, watches tv, ect., but I don't allow him to do these kinds of things ALL the time. I make sure he goes and plays outside riding bikes with other kids down the street, or play basketball, soccer, ect. I also only allow him to watch certain shows and see certain things on the computer (such as educational websites or tv broadcasts, or simple non-violent cartoons or lego games)...I believe when he becomes an adult he won't be anti-social or unimaginative. But, I do see other children's parents that don't monitor their kids and let them play video games and watch tv all day (and I never see these children playing with other kids). These kids I do believe are already anti-social, and will be even more so when they grow into adults if something isn't changed.
So to sum it up again, it's the parents that cause this, not the media and new electronics coming out...
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The bundling of the applications that Microsoft is going to do with Vista is perfectly fine, just as long as they allow you to FULLY uninstall these apps. They won't be able to compete with the other OS's out there if they don't do this (aka Mac and *nix). As for Microsoft not disclosing the documentation on their networking, I believe the EU is doing a damn fine job, since most people use Windows and it doesn't allow other OS's to play nice with them.
As others have pointed out already, it's simply not the new shiny electronics and media on tv that are killing the imagination of kids and their socializing, it's the parenting that does it. Every few years there will be more types of gizmos and other media that COULD destroy these two things in children, but it's up to the parents of that said child/children to moderate this kind of thing.
A perfect example is my kid: He plays on the computer, watches tv, ect., but I don't allow him to do these kinds of things ALL the time. I make sure he goes and plays outside riding bikes with other kids down the street, or play basketball, soccer, ect. I also only allow him to watch certain shows and see certain things on the computer (such as educational websites or tv broadcasts, or simple non-violent cartoons or lego games)...I believe when he becomes an adult he won't be anti-social or unimaginative. But, I do see other children's parents that don't monitor their kids and let them play video games and watch tv all day (and I never see these children playing with other kids). These kids I do believe are already anti-social, and will be even more so when they grow into adults if something isn't changed.
So to sum it up again, it's the parents that cause this, not the media and new electronics coming out...