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Don't forget that Apple has -an exact- 100% market share for the recognised best operating system available today - OSX.

...and it's growing like Japanese Knotweed.

None of the rest matters to my mind.

Oi! To The World!

@TT
"just as it is probably a neocon using yours."

Probably, but I wouldn't put it past a commie.

Dirty commies.

I believe we can see an even better figure... if only Leopard was released in time.

@Chrissy

Oh no, I don't there are any commies any more.

And anyway, not dirty. Lux is everywhere now.

I reckon it was an Indian person. Working in technology probably...

Stab

It's cool, man.
It's cool.

Who wants to fist?

And he's back, apparently drunk, and can't get laid, so he uses my name.

Not me at 8:37

I think someone needs to pull out their black Nano.

Look what M$ is doing now!!! Can't Steve J. do something similar? Maybe give away OS X to these countries?

http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8OJH80G0.htm

To Truth:
Drug dealers usually give away the the first hit. Their efforts will certainly be a boon to spammers and other net thieves worldwide. Too bad our DOJ was neutered.

Actually it does not surprise me that Sydney can't seem to lose his obsession with W, even though he doesn't even live in the country. Australia too boring for you, Sydney? Or do you even care about the right-wing tendencies of John Howard? I suppose it's always easier to whine about some other country's president than to take care of your own business. (If I was an Aussie, I would be very much concerned with Howard's attacking my freedom of self-defense.)

As for there not being any commies anymore, Putin may prove you wrong yet. And China is definitely still leading the world in forced abortions, lack of religious freedom, and press censorship. However, North Korea is doing a better job still on all three fronts -- better as measured in number of dead bodies and gulags.

Ya know you reached the big time when someone deems to impersonate you. TT and ChrissyOne will need to develop a secret handshake so we will kow its them....wait...that won't work....damn

“HP was helped by the Vista operating system consumer launch in the mature regions, and it is benefiting from a strong position in the channel,”

Since Dell decline, what one should then say?

“Dell was penalized by the Vista operating system consumer launch in the mature regions, and it is suffering from a weak position in the channel,” ?

That must have been an impersonator for me at 9:49 cause I kow how to spell know....I think.

MW: Serious....not!

@ TT

So does that mean you don't want to fist?

-c

MW: 'fine' (mess we're in)

I mean, come on. You gotta know when it's me. ;P

No, sorry C1.
someone else has me in the mood to fist FIGHT.

anyhow, I have really big hands.
and you know what they say about men with big hands......
Yeah, we wear big gloves.

I know how you feel. My chickafied hands are unsuitable for fisticuffs, but I usually have my claymore close at hand, or at least a tire iron. I love the ring of steel on bone.

'I love the ring of steel on bone.'

Ow, that sounds painful.
I just use a rubber band.

Wait, I think I misunderstood....

Hey TT and C1...did you hear about the guy with 5 penises?

it ruined his sex life but his pants fit like a glove.

Buster
that guy sounds like a total dick....

Good one TT.......I'd hate to get into a competition of wits with you......or TMF for that matter

Flatterer!

(and thanks)

"All right. Where is the poison? The battle of wits has begun. It ends when you decide and we both drink, and find out who is right... and who is dead. "
-Westley

oh, snap, wrong page.
Thanks also, Buster.

Inconceivable!

-c

MW: 'congress' (of the cow)

Inconceivable!

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

@bustingtheskulls

The activities of the current american president and his administration are of interest and import to everyone in the world. America projects her power wherever she chooses - and not just militarily. You should be less thin skinned about criticism of the US administration. As you can see from comments on here, Americans have no qualms about criticising non-American politicians or institutions - look at the caning the BBC has received, however deservedly, at the hands of Americans on this site.

John Howard is detestable - and perhaps if he had access to the American war machine he would be just as dangerous. He is running well behind in the polls at the moment and it is likely we will have a change of government at the next election.

Putin is hardly a communist - he has made too many billionaires to be that. China has adopted a market economy and the North Korean administration are just crooks. Communism was the american bogeyman in the 50's - today that role is assigned to Muslims. American foreign policy is traditionally kept nice and simple - one major enemy is always required so as to keep the billionaire-making war machine in full swing.

International criticism of George W Bush is hardly new. It is shame that some Americans respond to this with aggression - you would be better served to find out why American foreign policy is regarded so poorly the world over.

Gotta agree with Sydney in that G.W. is the butt of jokes the world over. Forget about politics here. The MAN is inept. Canada loves the US, they strongly dislike Bush....the man.

"you would be better served to find out why American foreign policy is regarded so poorly the world over."

It's regarded poorly until the same whiners need America to rescue their pathetic asses.

@Whiner

"It's regarded poorly until the same whiners need America to rescue their pathetic asses."

You should be in the state department... When, exactly, was the last time that the US rescued anyone? American intervention in, for example, Latin America over decades has only served to generate enormous hostility to the US. Propping up dictators, and supporting the overthrow of democratically elected governments has not served to endear the US to those who have suffered as a result.

You sound just like a schoolyard bully. Unfortunately, there are apparently individuals in senior posts in the US government who behave like the 12yr old you appear to be.

And if you are 12, then go and spend some time overseas. You might come back a wiser, more mature individual.

"When, exactly, was the last time that the US rescued anyone?"

Australia's ass was rescued during the Second World War. Thank the USA that you don't speak Japanese.

There are currently 80,000 US troops in South Korea and Japan stopping North Korea (or anyone else) trying anything silly in the region.

America's strength in the Cold War in Europe and in Asia means that Australia only has a few godless communists in government now, rather than being part of the USSR.

And how many troops has Australia had in Afghanistan? 500 until recently. That's really stepping up to your international responsibilities.

"Propping up dictators, and supporting the overthrow of democratically elected governments has not served to endear the US to those who have suffered as a result."

No, but it has endeared them to those who have benefited as a result.

MDN word remember as in: "At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them."

@Whiner

So, you answered my question. 1945. 62 years ago you saved the world! I think its time for a re-evaluation. The goodwill generated by your past national glories has been well expunged by the appalling foreign policy errors of subsequent administrations.

The 80,000 troops in South Korea are there to further American interests. Economic interests mainly. The Chinese are just as capable of keeping N Korea under control. Perhaps more so. But I am sure the US troops will not be handing over security to them.

I am sure John Howard will be surprised to be referred to as a godless communist - given he is probably the only friend George W Bush has left in the world.

As for Afghanistan, our troops are almost all our most highly trained SAS. For a country and economy our size, that (and our contribution to your appalling adventure in Iraq) is more than fair. We have significant numbers of troops in East Timor, and PNG, as well as police in Samoa. We more than do our bit when it comes to our international obligations.

I cannot think of any peoples in Latin America who are currently endeared to the US. Nor in the middle east.

Your aggressive and offensive language speaks for itself. You are, in fact, the ugly face of America. If your views have any currrency at all, is it any wonder that America is so widely disliked in the modern world?

Lets hope that once the current administration is expunged, a new approach to foreign policy will see the US regain the confidence and trust of the nations of the world.

@Whiner

"Americans became arrogant internationally as well. As millions starved across the globe, Americans threw away enough food each day to feed entire nations. America was generous with some, yes - but, increasingly her foreign policy came to be an extension of her own vested interests. America helped others when it served America to do so. (That is, when it served America's power structure, America's richest elite, or the military machine that protected those elite - and their collected assets.)"

God.

from Conversations With God. Book 2, Chapter 7
Neale Donald Walsch

"So, you answered my question. 1945. 62 years ago you saved the world! I think its time for a re-evaluation."

Short memory for historical events then?

Since then America's been ensuring that kind of thing doesn't happen again.

"more than fair."

By the end of the Cold War, the US had 1.5 million troops abroad.

About 0.1% of the American population is posted overseas defending somebody. For you to be providing the same fair share on manpower basis would require at least 20,000 troops deployed overseas. You don't even come close to that. About half of those troops are in Afghanistan and Iraq, so even if you disagree with those two deployments, you're still short of doing your "fair share" by a factor of about 10 times.

Clearly you like to bitch about America's overseas policy while you live under the protective umbrella that policy provides.

"Yes, making mock o' uniforms that guard you while you sleep" - Rudyard Kipling

"new approach to foreign policy will see the US regain the confidence and trust of the nations of the world."

So you need a worldwide shooting war with tens of millions of deaths to prove that America's doing a good job, rather than destruction of it's Cold War opponent in a way that cost many fewer lives?

@Whiner

As I said, most of your troops are defending American interests. American commercial interests. Australia, like most other nations, does not seek to steal the resources of the world for its own use.

You seem to assume that it is impossible for America to conduct itself without alienating those it seeks to "protect". It certainly seems that way - but I do not accept that it is necessary.

And your childish either/or contention that the world should be grateful for American bullying or else face a "worldwide shooting war" is utterly pathetic.

Rudyard Kipling would never have anticipated the level of ineptness in American foreign policy or the level of corruption in the administration that exists today.

Instead of assuming that the rest of the world is wrong about the US, you should spend some time understanding WHY the US has made itself so unpopular. It hasn't happened by accident and people in other parts of the world are not only just as intelligent as they are in the USA, but often better educated, particularly about world affairs.

Your attitude makes it appear that the US is running a protection racket. Perhaps that is, indeed, a fair assessment.

In WWII neither the british nor the americans came to our aid when the japanese invaded darwin. had the japanese not attacked pearl harbour the americans may not have entered the war at all.

You obviously spend no time abroad. You should get out more. Spend some time in Europe and Latin America. Pop in to NZ on your way... Stay clear of the middle east...

Oh, and take your flak jacket if you intend to take this line of argument with those you meet on the way...

I pick you for a neocon. One of those nasty, belligerent, dishonest, aggressive, unworldly, uncultured representatives of the very worst aspects of American values.

Exactly the sort of person you would never want to see carrying a gun...

"neither the british nor the americans came to our aid when the japanese invaded darwin."

That's because the Japanese never invaded Darwin. Learn some history. they just bombed it.

We should probably inform the remaining living American WWII servicemen that Sydney Stephen's gratitude does not even outlive their lifetimes.

"You seem to assume that it is impossible for America to conduct itself without alienating those it seeks to "protect"

No but it's hard to kick the crap out of people to protect the world's interests and have those people love you.

"Australia, like most other nations, does not seek to steal the resources of the world for its own use."

Let that tired Marxist line go. I take you for either an incredibly naive person when it comes to world history and world affairs, or an idiot. It's hard to know which. Fortunately America is propping up the kind of free society which allows you the luxury of your beliefs.

@Whiner

You are right - bombed, not invaded. Same diff. No troops.

No-one is ungrateful to the US servicemen and women who fought with troops from around the world in WWII...

...but their inheritors who espouse the sort of views that you espouse are unwelcome anywhere in the world.

...and thanks for giving us all a great first-hand example of the kind of neocon bully boy behaviour that has made the USA so unpopular.

"You are right - bombed, not invaded. Same diff. No troops."

Big Diff actually. I can't believe you're so ignorant of even Australian history.

"inheritors who espouse the sort of views that you espouse are unwelcome anywhere in the world."

Until that part of the world finds itself in trouble through either famine, disaster or war.

Someone "invades" Darwin again, you'll be running to America for help, Again.

Meanwhile you'll continue to do your "fair share" at about 1/10 of the level that America is doing it's "fair share".

I look forward to the day you personally stop bludging and do your fair share.

@Whiner

Blah blah blah blah - you are repeating yourself already. Your arguments are no more convincing the second time around.

You are not denying the unpopularity of the US. Instead, uou consider the rest of the world "ungrateful", and you argue that american unpopularity is the natural consequence of america's difficult but necessary defence of the world from itself. funny how the rest of the world just doesn't see it that way...

You, personally, are unable to argue without resorting to intimidating, offensive language - the irony of which escapes you.

you cannot bludgeon people into liking you. and if they dont like you they will ignore you or oppose you. american influence, trade, investment, tourism - all suffer as a consequence of clumsy, selfish, dishonest foreign policies. and however much you, and your like, whinge and whine that the world is ungrateful, the US is no longer able to use the threat of communism as an excuse to further american interests at the espense of everyone else.

debate over mate. you are a loser. if you are only interested in gratifying your ego by being belligerent, you will have to find someone else to berate. and if you want to participate in an adult discussion about important international issues, you need to learn to respect the view of others, to discuss a point without using insulting, belligerent and intimidatory language (it doesn't work - it just pegs you as a bully with an ego problem) and argue a point with a view to learning something - not just imposing your will on others.

i spend a lot of time in the US. i worked for american multinationals for many years and have many american friends. not a neocon among them of course. i always enjoy my time in the US. but then i steer well clear of idiots like you.

obama, if he wins, will be the best hope that the US has to restore a very damaged international reputation. but hillary will do.

the civilised world is, of course, unashamedly liberal. it is interesting, but sad, that in america the word "liberal" become an insult.

"Blah blah blah blah - you are repeating yourself already. Your arguments are no more convincing the second time around."

Try responding to them, then I won't repeat them.

"i spend a lot of time in the US. i worked for american multinationals for many years and have many american friends"

I'd find it surprising if you have any friends. But if it's true it sounds like you've been suckling at the teat of America while secretly detesting her.

"argue that american unpopularity is the natural consequence of america's difficult but necessary defence"

My argument is that I don't expect the Taliban, or the ex Iraqi Baath party or the North Koreans or the Iranians or the French to be be saying nice things about America.

"obama, if he wins, will be the best hope that the US has to restore a very damaged international reputation. but hillary will do."

Either would be a disaster, bit neither is likely to be elected. Obama shares your inexperience in world affairs and naive world view and ultimately that will work against him. Hillary just provokes such a strong negative reaction from people across the political spectrum that she's unelectable.

"you need to learn to respect the view of others,"

When did ignorance become a point of view?

"debate over mate."

If it truly is, don't reply to this post, just go back to happily bludging off America while insulting her.

"In WWII neither the british nor the americans came to our aid when the japanese invaded darwin"

Back to Darwin

American servicemen did in fact defend Darwin, and died at their posts, while hundreds of Australian servicemen ran for the hills.

Funny that a large portion of the deaths in a raid where you feel America and Britain deserted you were American sailors and airmen.

What next you revisionist historian motherfucker?

They shall not grow old as those that are left grow old.
Age will not weary them nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we shall remember them

i wish i owned apple stocks.

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