@Marty Bailey: 4.8Gbps since last October is of a lot more use to me than 10 Gbps that has no launch date in sight.

@Maave: The only USB 3.0 card which works with a Mac Pro is the Caldigit, and it just launched this month.

@pixelsnader: USB 3.0 would solve one really big issue with Macs: external storage support.

You lose the ability to toggle resolutions though. Bleh

I have always told developers that if they took the time to consider what was the singlemost important thing they could achieve today was, and just did that and went home, they would be more productive than 90% of developers even if they only worked 10 hours a week.

But officer...its PHYSICS!

Frankly, I dont care if Google, Apple, or Microsoft pay taxes.

Its taken forever, but you never count Microsoft out of a market they are interested in.

@ThickSkinned: OK, having lived in NorCal, I can tell you that growing weed is extremely easy, everyone has a plant somewhere, and whether it is commercial-grade or not is irrelevant to most NorCal'ers - smoking someone's homegrown is much more of a honor and a special occasion, and its never a disappointment.

@mellowspaz: Yeah, well, as far as attractive felony behavior goes, depositing a fraudulent check under $1000 into your own bank account ranks pretty low for those of us with IQ's over 20.

@Agrippa: We let Canada have computers?

@brt312-: Boy I hope David Filo doesn't read that he will probably get really sad, grab a pint of ice cream and watch Lifetime all weekend.

For Jason, well deserved - however Gizmodo really needs to start getting a lot more particular about the quality of its editorial...

Here's the thing : Apple's mobile hardware is exceptionally equipped and competitively priced, but the MacBook is neither.

" There is no such thing as a safe bomb....but the notion it can ever be made safe is one that should be met with skepticism"

Wow you would think we could spare $1B to develop a cockpit windshield that didn't obstruct the view of the landing deck.

@screemname: It would seem you have never taken a science class, did not read the article, and are in doubt about modern technology you use everyday.

Of course this couldnt have come out when we were all rich and doing tons of coke.

I am not certain, but according to my back-of-the-envelope calculations, there are some people who cannot afford the $2000 for a iPhone 3GS + 2-year AT&T contract.

@tarun1: As a developer with a small regional market, I do not blame consumers at all.