I'd be more suspicious if every question were answered.

For shopping? No. For things like rent, payment for services or simply giving someone else a large sum of money, yes.

If memory serves, Apple did offer to license their patents but at an exorbitant cost (approx $40 per device)

Cheap research. $3.5K vs $3.5M

I'd be willing to bet that the reason you don't see them (car manufacturers) suing each other is because there's a lot of cross licensing between between them

Miss the joke?

Just like Win 7, it sounds like the best thing to do is take advantage of the lower pricing while you can, even if you don't want it and just bank it. I remember getting the pro version of Win 7 for $50 before it came out, but didn't install it until almost a year later.

I understand that, but if you don't check it and you in fact get a virus that makes it a "rookie mistake"

Directly from the article:

Am I the only one that interpreted this as someone downloaded an open source program, didn't check it before they ran it and got a virus? Which would in fact be a "rookie mistake" since its completely possible if you download software from shady sources.

There are two links to it in the article. The hyperlink in the first paragraph and the source link.

The title is correct because Google's denial is in direct response to Oracle's accusation after admitting they paid bloggers. There was already an article about Oracle, and this article is about Google's response.

To actually answer your question, red means greater intensity or frequency and blue is the opposite. It may help if you think of it like a weather radar map.

No, but I'm guessing you have a history of mental illness

The only person busting chops here is you. He asked a legitimate question and you wen't off on what amounts to a drunken rampage

"would be a hard sell for the many current cable subscribers who pay only a a few dollars a month to rent their box directly from the provider."

Problem with that is there's no way to tell if you're driving or riding in a car going >10mph, and if there's a way to override it then it becomes pointless.

How would you know if they're using the phone while driving?

Should kids be allowed to act stupid because they know their parents aren't watching?

So, you've never done anything irresponsible in your life? Adults can barely focus on driving, let alone children. Your child could be completely "responsible", but that one time they decide to look at the phone could be their last.