Doesn't "platform maturity" basically imply that you've reached a spot where it's exceedingly difficult to innovate?

If the OEM's were only changing the launcher, then you'd be correct.

Zing of the Day!

"Why we all secretly want the apocalypse to happen" ... for a split second and then realize that without our tech, our entire species would be completely vulnerable to an enormous list of diseases, famine, natural disasters, and even extinction level events.

You're wrong.

Well the problem is that the surface pro is THE poster child for Metro apps on windows 8 PC's. If the surface pro doesn't sell well and can't make a case to developers that Metro apps are worth their time, the whole thing falls apart.

I was worried about it here at first because I'm not in a major metropolitan area and we often travel to parents and grandparents in even more rural areas where Verizon's map shows 3g service vs T-mo only showing 2g or Edge, but after testing the actual data speeds against Verizon while traveling over the Thanksgiving…

You're citing a statistic that is completely irrelevant to developers.

Which is exactly why I just dumped my grandfathered Unlimited data with Verizon at $65 a month (which was actually a decent price compared to their new plans) and picked up a Nexus4, a T-Mobile sim, and am now only paying $30 a month for unlimited text/data.

They're finally slimming it down to compete with chrome's minimalist UI,

Someone call Twitter, I think I found their missing Whale:

That feeling of "saving money" by doing what you are doing is a trap set by your wireless carrier though...

There is still plenty of reason to support Nintendo if you're a PC gamer. For me, the vast majority of really great 360 and ps3 titles (CoD, Assassin's Creed, Mass Effect, Arkham Asylum, Skyrim, etc...etc...) are flat out better on PC.

Can I move in with you? :D

Carl Sagan = made of starstuff

Looks pretty decent.

Not exactly. Without the ejection of bullet mass, the thrust would be MUCH MUCH lower.

Definitely could be.

Yes, it's a plus, but is it a plus worth tripling the price?