Indeed, the Roku is terrible for local media. I love it for streaming, but that's it. Band-aid's like Roksbox just aren't what anyone is looking for.

That is this, and it's not new.

How don't care how well they've secured all those bottles and glassware... don't tow that thing through Illinois unless you want a box-o-shards.

The point is that Amazon is a household name that regular people know, trust and would consider buying from. And yes, it has gotten hype, which has decidedly NOT happened for any other tablet besides the iPad.

Now THAT, I'd want.

Good point. And really, Amazon is probably just considering it a home run, given that the iPad has completely dominated the public consciousness of tablet devices.

I have the same problem with Discovery content. It's all stuff I like to have on when I'm doing something else or killing time, but wouldn't pay $2/ea either. That's exclusively BB and Dexter territory. I have not found a good solution to that, and I'm trying really hard to work out a legit arrangement... they…

If the channels are still being bundled, then it's not an a la carte deal. If it's a la carte, then I don't care what the motive is... so long as they don't make up absurd per-channel rates to maintain total revenue. They can keep their profit margin for all I care, just not revenues.

I do the same thing, for Breaking Bad and others. I also do Hulu, Netflix and have Amazon Prime for the free shipping and free streaming.

Amazon is particularly interesting because they compete with apple in all ways. They sell books, apps, music and movies. They *also* have the only real competitor to netflix in the all-you-can-eat streaming movies offering, cloud storage, etc.

Thanks. I just spit coffee.

Your comment drips with disdain, but it makes me wonder. Where does vision and excitement come from inside a large company that's supposed to be innovating? For years I've watched MSFT piss away all the really cool things they create. People remember the Courier? That things was sick. Surface? That was slick…

I don't disagree, but the big difference between email service providers and social networking services is that email is something of a fixed asset. You have and use one primary, personal address, which in the case of free services is non-transferable. There's a built-in incentive not to switch. Social network…

I think it's implicit that a more appropriate tool would be preferred. This is a, "work with what you've got" solution. And a useful one at that, as I think it's fair to say people are more likely to have a knife with them than a hatchet or maul.

They so damn awesome. It's a shame they're like a gajillion dollars each. :(

I'm not sure what the complaints are about building one into a desk, but it seems like this is begging for the hanging cord to get caught up in the drawer below, or even sheared, assuming the top drawer is deeper than it is tall.

You're lucky your dishwasher still does the job, my relatively new one just doesn't cut it anymore! More about it here: [bit.ly]

Ya'know, first they came for my dishwasher detergent, and I said nothing. Because I'm a moron.

Couldn't help myself.

Handsets aside, *nobody* wants this to happen. It's clear to all of us that competition among mobile service providers is severely lacking to begin with. This deal isn't good for anyone, aside from some AT&T and T-Mobile stakeholders.