@m57: Track you? Freedom? You don't have the "freedom" to break the law.

@Settings: Actually the photo is likely not from Finland since they don't use English... The British newspaper on the other hand does!!!

@m57: In European countries we have unitary governments and national police forces.

@Graviton1066: Actually the whole point of the system is not to punish drivers but to make them aware of the fact that it's there.

@ClearEnigma: There is nothing special about your system of justice. We have the same rights to challenge a ticket in court if we like to.

@birdofdoom: Yes, the Coast Guard(s) of the European nations he visits might...

@Deckard: He's French, the boat's French, it goes in French waters. No US Coast Guard there.

@Willard Fillmore: No, it's called Bodega (for Mac). Google it.

@Canon7D-Fanboy: It's a PC, you can download whatever you like without using Apple's store.

@mjt: Companies selling in-flight entertainment systems have already sold the iPad [with their software] to several airlines.

@CaptainJack: This is not the US. People in Europe don't have to fly to travel in their own countries.

@vic06: Europeans listen to a lot of music that is local/national, this is a different set of markets than the US.

@SigmundTheSeaMonster: Yeah, Russians have all the good helicopter ideas. Sikorsky was Russian.

@Bos'un's Mate: They look nothing alike, you clearly don't have a head for architecture.

@omnymi: Uh, this is Europe, no fair trade goods involved.

@RecipeForHate: The British election system is archaic, but not the role of Prime Minister.

@Insecure Pony: Like Paul Allen of Microsoft fame?

@The Artgineer: This has nothing to do with preventing others from using it, it's more about protecting yourself against patent trolls and other abuse!

@curtisimo: George Lucas *did* write the story. The movies are not in fact based on books.

@Ghostnappa9001: Laptops. Seriously.