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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Wow. What's next subscription-based water and air.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[JAmerican]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 5:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[lol. You obviously don't pay your bills. Water is already subscription based. And when I get my patent on the process of 'breathing' it'll be just as if air was subscription based too. Just you wait!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ellianth]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 10:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[hooray for the stupidness..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[heavenlysword]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 5:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Only good thing about Subscription Based PC is ONLY if it's kept up to date with the latest specs.<br>If a new vid card comes out, u get it, new faster CPU, u get it. If it's the same ol' crappy PC. Then it's stupid.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nxtiak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 5:58PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[I bet you that it'll be the same crappy PC]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ET]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 6:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[how about giving away donated PCs and laptops instead of landfilling them. just add in a "mobile broadband" expansion card. install linux. oops.. can't make a buck off that.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[phanbouy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 6:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[If by 'landfill' you mean, '3rd world country' then yeah.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ssuk]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 7:02PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[because Russian hackers need nice machines too.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[majortom]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 11:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Not to be a bitch, but...<br><br>>>the first time it's<br><br>its- referring to a noun. Notice the lack of an apostrophe. <br><br>it's- contraction. Short for "it is".<br><br><br><br>This drives me up the wall. It's like the constant intarwebs mutilation of "there" "their" and "they're".]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[ammi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 6:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[ammeh! are you related to timmeh!?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[phanbouy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 6:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA["It's" can also be a contraction of "it has", so the news article is correct.<br><br><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/it's" rel="nofollow">http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/it's</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[LiQuiD_FuSioN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 8:03PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[OHHHHHHH BURNNNNNNN!!!1 some1 got bummed out! ouchie!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Cryonaka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 9:34AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[What a stupid idea! Ballmer had a wet dream about everyone having to pay him forever to use their computers.  What they don't seem to understand is that people are smart and don't *want* to pay Ballmer forever to use their computers.  I hope M$ dumps a billion or before the idea fails.  Anything to speed their demise.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[aurispector]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 7:11PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[MTC is not only in Russia, it is in Ukraine as well.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[holycow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 7:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is the rumored services where computers come in tiers, like a playstation or a tivo.  If you pay for tier 1, you get the primo system.  But if you pay for tier 3, your video card doesn't run as fast (even though it's the same card as tier 1).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mateo2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 9:13PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Heh, from my RSS reader the title was clipped, and I thought it read "Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based MP3s."  That would be awesome!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Student Driver]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 8:27PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually the population in Russia may find this valuable, given their levels of income and computer proficiency. Pretty good effort in my opinion]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[YouKnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 8:53PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Actually the population in Russia may find this valuable, given their levels of income and computer proficiency. Pretty good effort in my opinion]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[YouKnow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 18th 2008 4:28PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[LOL!<br><br>I know this might be trolling here...... but....<br><br>I just can't help laughing my ass off with the slogan, "Unlimited Potential".<br><br>I mean no Shit Sherlock.  Every M$ OS has fallen so far short of it's hype and potential, it's not even funny.  For a software company with that many resources, to have so many security flaws.....<br><br>I think with the amount of resources that company has, the COMPANIES potential is UNLIMITED.  You would think they could hire the geniuses required just to fix what they have.  They don't do it though.<br><br>So Unlimited Potential, could be interpreted so many ways here, but I cannot think of any to their favor at the moment. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 15th 2008 10:42PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks to me you work in G@@G stupid]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[hresult]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 7:07PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[@hresult:<br><br>Ummm no I don't.... asshole.<br><br>If you are trying, and being an asshole doing it, to point out that I might not be objective...<br><br>I have been using M$ Shitty Products since Windows 3.11 for Workgroups.  I am well qualified to make any remarks I want to about M$ products.  Since I am a MCSE, and I fixed their crap for years and years and years and years and had to constantly try to make up for their failures.<br><br>So just because you might want to point out the flaws and failures of M$ does not instantly mean that you have a financial motive to do so, since you might work for Google (which is what I assumed you meant).]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ed]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 8:12PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Despite all the naysaying, it's a perfectly good idea from a marketing point. Russia and a large part of Eastern Europe are quite notorious for their software piracy. If Microsoft pays for part of their hardware in exchange for them using a legitimate copy, it'll be a gain for Microsoft (licensing fees) and a gain for the consumers (discounted hardware) in Russia.<br><br>If you just want to bash Microsoft however, that's another story entirely.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Fenrir]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 1:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[SFR ( vodafone France) offers the Asus EEE PC for 200EUR and unlimited data over 3G for 30EUR a month (via 3G modem on USB).<br>If it's something like that, then that's great.<br>Of course, in France you only subscribe to the data contract. You own the EEE PC.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[j.d.ripper]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 5:54AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Microsoft teams with Russian firm to offer subscription-based PCs]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2008/02/15/microsoft-teams-with-russian-firm-to-offer-subscription-based-pc/</guid><description><![CDATA[Neuf Telecom (french ISP & phone operator, TV provider and recently MVNO) does a subscription PC deal, it runs a custom distro of Linux IIRC and you pay something like 10€ extra per month for it. Of course its BYO everything else.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Feb 16th 2008 2:56PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
