You give people too much credit. Most people don't understand which part of the screen *is* the browser let alone the politics surrounding the different browsers.

I imagine most thought naively that the purpose of the system was to allow amazon to price-gouge them due to lack of competing e-book-for-kindle suppliers.

Agreed.

[Non-wage-]Slaves had it good. Free board; no travelling required. 'Freedom' is a step backwards in my opinion.

If I worked at a company like that (yes, I'm at work and posting during a build) and didn't want to leave I'd probably exert considerable effort to ensure that I wasted the same amount of time stolen from me by my oppressive employer but even that wouldn't work for me. If I'm at your place of business, I'm there because you want me there not for my own amusement. If you want me there, pay me. Simple as that. Assholes.

Don't these companies realise that treating people like cattle isn't that much of a motivator?

Warning: incoming car analogy

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..this is probably advantageous for most users..
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By the same logic, if police pulled-over everyone driving a red car, everyone else would have an easier time driving to work every morning. Surely that's a good thing?

Dear PirateBay

This is our world; you are foolish to think you deserve a part in it other than to be our consumerist slaves.

Lawyers.

> "It's not because of the spoof announcements. It's because she has criticised the Underground system."

If criticism is discouraged to this extent, there's no feedback about actual problems which means that unless the underground was perfect when created, chances are it's now in dire need of criticism.

You know there's a problem when criticism is discouraged :D

Is this a variant of the Streisand effect?

> As stupid as it sounds, at least the RIAA is DOING something.
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Of course, they have the advantage of having large reserves of your cash sat in their pockets, ready to use against you in frivolous law-suits.

People with limited access to cash have limited access to 'justice'. Hence, a single company can bully the people of the world.

"My news, get your own!" lol.

Oh please. Didn't Mummy and Daddy teach you to share ? I'm so tired of these gigantic corporations behaving like spoilt children.

How can they claim news is IP ? Isn't that like me taking a photo of someone in the street and then claiming I 'created the work' ?

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...or, if you're doing anything moderately out of the ordinary and want a stable OS, try using one of the server OS's as a desktop - soooo much more stable.