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    OMG! Ponies!: Finally read the full post. This jumped out: "Look at Big Three automakers. Same deal. Lazy, fat, slow, stupid, from the top to the bottom — every... more »
    ALL GLORY TO THE HYPNO-TOAD: 2 weeks until apple lawsuit against fake steve more »
    orbitbreak: That's capitalism for ya. As soon as a private company behemoth gets financially secure, innovation grinds to a halt. Sadly enough, technological inn... more »
    Xeno: I agree with the sentiment. At&t sucks and they have for a long while. They should be investing their massive profits in making network improvements. ... more »
    elvisjulep: I guess I'm in the minority, but I'm getting awfully tired of the lionizing of people (such as FSJ) whose vocabulary ranges not far beyond the vernacu... more »
    Jux: It's a very relevant rant, one that shouldn't be limited to just a wireless company, but the telecom industry as a whole. When have they not been abo... more »
    nachobel: I love this. I demand more. more »
    andrewjp33: I'm amazed at how much orange AT&T advertising is on Gizmodo today. I just find it ironic that they're paying you to say bad things about them. more »
    clR3vv: +1 Anyone more inspired to do operation chokehold now? more »
    stryder100: Interesting rant. The last sentence is depressing but only because it's true. more »
    blash: Is it actually Randall Stephenson or is it Fake Randall Stephenson? more »
    green or blue: I'll repost since it applies: The second I clicked on gizmodo and noticed that decked-out AT&T advertisement orange home page I thought to myself, "b... more »
    badhatharry: Was this his "one more thing?" more »
    TheSonOfKrypton: Wow. FSJ is holding nothing back. NICCCCCCCCEEEEEEE!!! Let these flamers KNOW FSJ! more »
    UltimateIdiot - Imperfection at Best: He's right. US has fallen behind to the point where all they do is block innovation. Patriotism/Fanboyism isn't helping either, when a product from a ... more »
    yantelope: so, how long are we going to keep posting pictures of the AT&T as the death star while AT&T sponsors this page? Just curious if it was part of the co... more »
    OMG! Ponies!: It would be better if Mr Lyons could get his server problems sorted out. more »
    Jack_Burton: WebOS, iPhone OS, and Android are all *NIX with HTML and Javascript on top. Except for Windows Mobile, most of the smartphone market has some form of ... more »
    something_unique_and_descriptive: As long as the devices are dependent on carrier distribution it's not going to happen. As it is right now if you want WinMo and Android, you buy two ... more »
    Mikestan: I think the Corporate Gods learned their lesson from computers and there is no way in hell they are going to give you "freedom" with their mobile phones more »
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  • #rant

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    Hey Microsoft: We Need Aliases for Xbox Live Gamertags

    I love Xbox Live, I really do. But man, how am I supposed to keep track of what usernames my friends are using? We need aliases, and we've needed them for a while. More »
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  • #rants

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    Email is Dead? Oh Really?

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