The issue with Linux has always been the desktop, ... a non-starter on the desktop for all kinds of reasons.

The first steps will be to reorganize what they need in terms of head count, and the second is to reinvigorate and revitalize the product lines.

How seamless does that mechanism need to be under this law? The devil here is in the detail. It's quite possible that Apple says they're in compliance with this law. No one is locked into Apple's music format.

I don't think Microsoft plans on ceding this market to Apple or anyone else at this point in time. What that means in terms of tactical solutions, it's too early to tell. They're probably considering any number of different options.

Importantly, they've done it in a way that seems to be fairly understandable to consumers, who don't need an IT department at home to make this stuff work.

In general, the older your hardware, the more likely there are going to be no drivers, and there might be BIOS problems,

The core trend is we're seeing high-speed wireless access integrated directly into the devices rather than requiring an add-on card.

The mere notion that a Palm device could be built around anything but the Palm OS means that the market is shifting and that anything is possible.

Not until TVs become far more connected than they are now will this become big. It's right now still going to be far more for the enthusiast,

This is a very good deal for the two companies.