Let's just say, conservatively, that "several" netbook editions means four of them. (A couple would be two, a few would be 3-4, so several, to us, means at least four.) We already had six on the table: Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise and Ultimate. True, the average consumer won't see be a few of these, but if Bloomberg is right, that still means there will be 10 versions of Windows 7 running around. What happened to keeping things simple? [Bloomberg via BoingBoing Gadget]

It's just a weird post on Netflix's outward-facing blog. On the one hand, it's bragging that their new player is so simple that fewer people need help setting it up. On the other hand, they're talking about people being let go, which is strange, since they follow up with a line that says "...Netflix as a whole as we continue to add engineers and other positions throughout the company."

That just leaves our reaction to Netflix's announcement. WTF Really? [Netflix via CNN Gigaom]

Whether or not this means we will see Lyons adorn full costume remains up in the air. But like our mom always said, "if you are going to pretend to be one of the most powerful technology executives in a fake blog and then find yourself called out by the NY Times, don't chump out." Bust out the full keynote presentation and we'll pick up a copy. [press release via macworld]

•Wii remote storage
•A drawer to store things like memory cards or manuals

[Jerry's IGN]