Wasn't Sandman published in the late 80s and early 90s? And I thought Swamp thing was pretty big, as well. And Watchmen came out in the late 80s ... Which is almost like the 90s (except that it isn't). I'm not sure if they're worth anything, but they were certainly interesting.

@tasteskindasalty: What about those artists who can't afford to come to your city? If you illegally downloaded their work via a torrent, surely you can say thank you via a donation?

@vpsaxman: The "invest 2k to make 1" is a joke for many industries. I personally prefer the version for the horse industry:

@scootly: Already there. And I work as an engineer/scientist to help pay bills. I'm not sure how I chose to get into two pressed industries, but I'm thinking I'd like to go back and have a re-do on my career choice.

@csc3: Most people don't expect to make money left and right, but they would like to survive on what they produce. I'd love to make a living as a writer, or as an illustrator. Right now, though I can't get enough work in either area to support myself, so I work as a scientist (another fantastically high paying…

@Arken: Sorry. My sarcasm detector broke somewhere around 2000, and the sense of humor shorted out in 2005. Sincere apologies.

@ePrometheus: You're taking too narrow of a view. Moving to a new architecture opens Windows to a new set of devices. Windows, tablets, phones, embedded. It lets them streamline their development efforts and unify their codebase. They might even make the OS modular.

@bdinger: Keep in mind that it's being run by the same guy who created Windows 7. I expect it to play well. It's always a bad idea to count Microsoft out, ever.

@NorthernRoamer: Google? Intel? Nokia? They're all trying to move into the consumer space, and there are trillions of dollars at stake.

@valdesjon: Did you actually use one of those tablets? Or are you just saying that because someone else did?

@NorthernRoamer: Better Apple than Google. There are many good things that Microsoft could copy/steal/emulate from Apple. A focus on integrated design, for one.

@JimJam707: So not the point. I refuse to buy a device that I have to hack so that it is functional. like @Whitson Gordon, the day that the App store becomes the only way to install software is the day I leave Apple behind forever.

@romevi04: Surprisingly, the answer is yes. Or, it will be. If I remember correctly, Windows has a software store planned in the next few months.

@Kaiser-Machead: I think not. Mac users have shown themselves to have a very high pain threshold when it comes to draconian actions. Look at the asinine defense of iOS devices my many "faithful."

@Arken: And it doesn't work very well. It leaves behind all of the data and configuration files.

@ProudGeek: Which OS are you using? You do know that Banshee on Linux has the Amazon MP3 store built-in, right?

@hbuzzell: I would be shocked if you could hear the difference, even if your hearing wasn't bad. The benefits of AAC encoding are so negligible as to be non-existent.

@Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster: True. But blowtorches are cool. Batteries ... not so much.

@foolish-rain: Agreed, but if it weren't PowerPoint, it would be something else. The lack of skill inherent in poor presentations can also be seen in briefs, emails and other forms of communication. Stupid does as stupid is.

@foolish-rain: I disagree. PowerPoint is just a slide program. I think Tufte takes it to extremes. What is evil, however, is a culture that thinks that slides can solve any problem. It was the stupidity of management which demanded slides that led to disasters such as Columbia, not the existence of PowerPoint.