Microsoft could dramatically change their market-share if they could sign a license agreement to use iTunes. Sure, Apple would never agree to it (since that is the reason people buy the iPod), but it would finally make this comparison software-neutral. Until then, Microsoft can enjoy their single-digit market share.

I mean, come on Dan, what do you think is going to happen when your treat your customers like shit?

It is not quite that simple (but close). After all, arguably there is not company in existance that has treated it's customers worse than AT&T, and people are signing up with them. Sprint is trying to take a page from AT&T's playbook by using the Instinct, but the iPhone it is not.

Oh well. Back to browsing the web on my BlackBerry.

As usual, RIM appears to have created one heck of a phone, and I am thankful that RIM appears to not care about Apple and their keyboard-less device. It is interesting to me that two companies that control the software and the hardware will respectively control the consumer and business space of smart phones.

Microsoft and Palm: RIP

(Ow! Honey, it is just a joke!)

Not that there is anything wrong with that, since we (obviously) do live in America. But, even here the PS3 (as I understand it) is rapidly catching up with Xbox sales.

Clearly, Microsoft is not going anywhere, so who is selling the most systems is a pointless discussion. But, as far as I can tell, the Xbox 360 is already in third place and, the Wii is still kicking everyone's hind quarters.

First, the only thing anyone hears about Sprint is negative. But, if you have a massive advertising campaign on the heels of the WiMax announcements, you are at least letting the world know you are still alive. However, it also shows that Sprint is willing to go toe to toe against the Apple reality distortion field. While they will not be successful in stopping any 3G iPhone sales, they will be successful in planting a seed that the iPhone is not as amazing as everyone says. Once again, it won't stop the sales, but in the interest of competition, it is a good seed to plant, especially from a company that we already wrote off as dead.

Good for them.

Damn it, am I defending a wireless carrier? I hate when I do that.

The reason to change the scale is that, if everything scores between 5 and 8.9, that means that a seemingly small difference (7 versus 7.5) is actually over twice as large as it seems in the metrics.

The reason to not change the scale is that CNet relies on advertising to pay the bills, and this rating system makes everyone happy (more or less), even if it is less useful to their target audience.

Yes, I have over-analyzed something that nearly everyone concluded immediately will never be changed.

A few years back we were all about desktop replacements, and making huge laptops. I just wish we could make up our mind.

(Yes, I am a PSP owner that is just bitter that I still do not have Gran Turismo for it.)

I am not certain I even remember how to write anymore. I probably need to go back to kindergarten if this is the direction technology is going (again).

What happens when you mix the best customer service with the worst? Do you get mediocrity, excellence, or a crapification of all things human related?

T-Mobile needs to do this so we can find out the answer.

All that said -- kudos to NIN for allowing us to get their music and bucking the RIAA. It is nice when we can have our cake and ravenously consume it.

Apple should do whatever they can to keep this company a-float. They are a living example of what happens to you when you mess with the big fruit.

But, there is that hot new chick moving in next door in a couple months that is called 'the second coming'. Tough to keep your eyes off her.