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  1. Re:Another browser would've shown up on Microsoft Tried To Buy Netscape: Suppose They Had? · · Score: 1

    This is kind of a silly conjecture. It's not as if some other browser wouldn't have arisen to challenge MS-Netscape.

    Spyglass Mosaic perhaps?

  2. Re:Obvious, Captain on HP Keeping Their PC Business · · Score: 1

    The business plan that caused the previous CEO to be fired has been rejected by the incoming CEO. I'm shocked, SHOCKED I tell you.

    I suspect they couldn't find a buyer.

  3. Re:Punative damages on Copyright Troll Righthaven Ordered To Pay $119,000 · · Score: 2

    Only if they have money.

    There are ways to circumvent that, of course - abolish the concept of a corporation as a person,

    If a corporation is a person, wouldn't dissolving a corporation be murder?

  4. Re:WTF? on Avira Anti-Virus Detects Itself · · Score: 1

    they could have sent out the wrong version by mistake

    You would have fhought they would have better luck with version 7.11.

  5. Nightwatch? on TSA Doing Random Truck Searches On Tennessee Highway · · Score: 2

    First Observer Highway Security Program an report anything suspicious that they see to authorities.

    Mr. Welles, is that you? This whole thing was President Clark's idea wasn't it?
    Are participants required to wear black armbands?
    This will probay get me on the watch list but in my opinion President Clark is nothing but a Shadow puppet.

  6. Re:Like Apple Messenger? on RIM Server Crash Leaves Millions Without BBM · · Score: 1

    Shhh... That's supposed to be the "one more thing" at the iPhone 5 launch. Don't spoil it!

    We don't have to worry about stealing Steve Job's thunder anymore,

  7. Lost it's way? on How Adobe Flash Lost Its Way · · Score: 1

    Assumes that it knew it's way at some point.

  8. Re:Patenting the concept of research.. on Patent Trolls In Biotechnology · · Score: 1

    I wonder if all those polling companies (Gallup, Rasmussen, etc...) have their ducks in a row, because I'm about to go medieval on their asses.

    "Process for the use of inquiry to determine prevailing public opinion on a manner of issues relevant to the interests of various media interests including but not limited to advertisers, news agencies, and political organizations."

    Pay up, bitches.

    There is prior art for that. Better add "using a communication netwok" or "using a mobile device" to your patent application.

  9. Re:Great on HIV Vaccine Trial Shows 90% Immune Response · · Score: 1

    If your parents never had kids, chances are neither will you. :)

    - Yo Grark

    Unless you were adopted.

  10. Money well spent on HP Spent Over $80M To Get Rid of Its CEOs · · Score: 1

    Based on the performance of these bozos I would say it is money well spent. They should do the same with the board that appointed them.

  11. Re:I've resigned myself to the fact... on HP Begins Laying Off WebOS Developers, Potentially Firing CEO · · Score: 5, Funny

    It makes perfect sense.

    Let's say you were given a year to kill Hewlett-Packard.

    It seems to be a popular game. NetFlix and Mozilla are playing too.

  12. Re:America Invents? on Obama To Sign 'America Invents Act of 2011' Today · · Score: 1

    America Invents

    More Bullshit!

    Technically, it's 'America Invents, China manufactures"

  13. Re:Corporapocalypse on Judge Nixes, Lowers Oracle's $1.3B Award Against SAP · · Score: 1

    They take and take, and they never give back.

    Shame on you, sir, for that vile calumny!

    They've given a lot of money to yacht builders, and a yacht to Larry.

    A yacht? Larry has a bigger fleet than some navies. Not to mention a fighter jet.

  14. Re:Best Buy buys used games on Do You Want Best Buy Opening Your New Laptop? · · Score: 1

    That is not what he is complaining about. He is complaining about gamestop's practice of opening new games and still selling them as new. They did this to the new Dues Ex to remove an onLive coupon, They also do it when they let their employees play the games and still sell them as new.

    On the other hand you could argue that since gamestop opened the package the 'shrinkwrap' license does not apply. (Not that I would want to spend several years and no telling how much money in order to test this legal theory.

  15. Re:I agree, entirely.. on Twitter To Meet With UK Government About Riots · · Score: 3, Funny

    I am not sure why you think the government would be opposing itself. What would be the motivation of Congress to revolt?

    Congress is already revolting.

  16. Re:Trademark Dilution on Atari Targets Retro Community With Cease & Desist · · Score: 1

    Eleven years of no enforcement means they effectively gave up all rights to the name. See you in court, Atari.

    We have more money and lawyers than you. If it goes to court we will bankrupt you even if you win. - Atari lawyer. (Probably not said directly, but implied.)

  17. Re:Software is the means, not the end on Why Software Is Eating the World · · Score: 1

    Future digital businesses may look more like 4chan than like IBM or Oracle.

    Capitalism is doomed.

  18. Re:Score on Teacher Cannot Be Sued For Denying Creationism · · Score: 0

    Religion, by definition, is superstition. But the faithful are pretty dangerous people at times when they feel they have to defend their faith. As much as "jesus christ" has instructed his followers to turn the other cheek, it's rarely practiced.

    My most common prayer is "Jesus, Protect me from your followers"

  19. Re:Or Apple on HP's Shift On PCs Could Boost Acer, Dell and Lenovo · · Score: 1

    I'm sure Apple can hardly wait to get the business of all 15 people who bought a WebOS device.

    They already did. Most of them probably bought iPads when they returned their HP tablets.

  20. Re:how many times now? on Ubisoft Scales Back Driver DRM · · Score: 1

    The problem with NOT buying something as a form of protest is that the company selling the product doesn't know that you didn't buy it for a reason.

    We need some quantifiable and clear way to let Ubisoft know exactly how many sales their DRM has cost them, otherwise they will continue to blame everything but themselves for unexpectedly low sales.

    Sure they do: Piracy. All lost sales are due to piracy. I personally have pirated every game they have ever made! Of course by pirated I mean I did not aquire a copy by any means, legal or otherwise, thus depriving them of profits.

  21. Re:It's the market on AT&T Kills $10 Texting Plan, Pushes $20 Plan · · Score: 1

    I like your definition. How many viable political parties do we have in the United States again?

    One. Although many people suffer the delusion that there are two viable parties if you look closely enough you find they are in fact the same.

  22. If it was anyone other than Ridley Scott on Ridley Scott To Direct New Blade Runner Movie · · Score: 5, Funny

    I would advocate pummeling the director to within an inch of their life. For Ridley Scott I would ask politely to reconsider before pummeling.

  23. Re:HAHA !! WEB APPS ARE FOR LOOZERS !! on Hard Truths About HTML5 · · Score: 1

    I'm going to wait for HTML 6.

    Perhaps by then the Internet will be running IPV6.

    :-) I couldn't keep a straight face from the previous comment.

  24. Re:Yeah good luck with that on Cop Seeks Wiretapping Charges For Woman Who Videotaped Beating · · Score: 1

    You're in a public street, idiot.

    Does the name Rodney King ring a bell? Videotaping of police has been happening for *decades* now. At this point in time police officers should assume that they are being recorded at any given time. After all if they aren't doing anything wrong they don't have anything to hide right?

  25. Re:is it just me on Google To Acquire Motorola Mobility For $12.5 Bill · · Score: 1

    You forgot HP, poor suffering WebOS :-). Also RIM.

    So has everyone else.