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POPSAnother move into retail, Dell Dell gear is sturdy stuff, but as of late, the online sales model has become the culprit of Dell's previous success. It is indeed so that consumers like to see and feel their investment, prior to definitively leaping into a sale, so it's no more than logical to move to retail again. Ordering online has its benefits, but lagging deliveries certain overshadow all.
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POPSCanonical's new Ubuntu The past few releases of Ubuntu had become quite uninteresting, so this breath of fresh air is especially welcome. The standardization of the 3D desktop is a good thing because it'll allow more exposure. If the plug-and-play functionality works as advertised, it could convince more people to try Linux, since the biggest barrier (aside from software incompatibility) is hardware malevolence. I'm behind Canonical on this.
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POPSAustralia may ban plasma & LCD over energy concern I'm all for saving the environment and everything, and banning the incandescent bulb, but banning the future of television is going a bit too far. Sure, there are major issues with big screens, but these issues are also relevant for other appliances. We wouldn't want to be banning everything that exceeds a certain level, would we? The only thing the government should be doing is rewarding consumers for making the right choice in any which form (ie. tax cuts?), instead of taking away the thing that makes technology innovative: diversity and competition. Choice is the way to go, not prohibition.