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While it's debatable if this version needs to exist at all, I think it's dumb to think that the low cost version of windows would have everything a power user needs.

no multi-monitor support (are you presenting at your board meeting with your netbook?),
DVD playback (this does kind of suck, unless 3rd-party software can do it, ie WinDVD, in which case XP didn't have the MPEG codec to decode DVD Video either),
Windows Media Center (kind of useless for any computer not being controlled with a remote control. does anyone hook up a netbook to their big screen?),
remote media streaming (just use file sharing?),
XP Mode (this is only going to work with CPUs with virtualization support, right?)

Granted, I would rather have all of these features than not have them, but I could certainly live without them on my netbook.
George, it's because they used the word bugger.
Samboini, perhaps "British words" instead of "English words" next time to avoid confusion.
From My Cube,
Actually he is saying the opposite.
For those of you who care, the super round balls and "magnetic fields and electrical forces" are actually two separate methods that are being evaluated (meaning they won't be used together).
It's all modern Sprint phones, period. This doesn't sue WiFi at all (except maybe to connect the Airave to your router.
I just realized that this pricing is exactly how Vonage works, except they give you a rebate if sign a long-term contract.

Maybe Sprint isn't evil...
While the T-Mobile method does require one less device, it also adds the restriction on which handsets you can use with it.
In terms of paying for the device and paying for the service, the way I see it, the only way this thing would be subsidized at all is if they got you to lock into a long-term contract, and that doesn't sound appealing at all for an accessory that may or may not give you the performance you were looking for.
There's no way you can just give the thing out for free because it costs them something to buy it, market it, brand, ship it, etc., and they only benefit from it if people use it. I'm struggling to think of any pricing model where a company has done something like that (aside from betas). The only thing similar would be something like renting a cable box, I think. I could be wrong though.
If I recall correctly from previous articles, you pay for the device, but only pay the monthly fee if you want the unlimited at home minutes. If you just want better coverage but still use your minutes, I don't think you have to pay anything.
You will not be providing boosted coverage to everyone around you because this is not just a CDMA repeater. You can restrict who can use that connection (up to 30 total devices, up to 3 at any one time).
Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"I'm in the market for a new phone and money isn't a limitation. I'm also not partial to any particular US carrier, but here are some of the features I'd like to have: WiFi, GPS, good coverage in lots of places, push Gmail (a must!), physical keyboard (a must!), a touchscreen, decent battery life and a relatively slim body. And please, nothing that has a fruit logo on it. No offense to the fruit fans, though. Thanks!"

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