Pfft, after the catastrophe that was the Nintendo Wii Europe Event followed of course by the news that the Wii is not region free, I wen't in a matter of days from being an avid Wii fanboy to completely and utterly disinterested.
I also know that I am not alone in this. Many, especially Europeans, are just sick of the rape. I mean, at £133 for GameCube technology + some sensors, even Japan is getting extorted.
For what's in the box, £100 would be pushing it tbh. I love the thing, and I don't give a shit about graphics, but flogging dated hardware at this price is extortion.
It's good to see people here actually know their political history. More than on most sites I have to say. Engadget readers; I'm impressed.
China was never a communist "nation"; for a short period it was in the state of revolution which by and large consisted of numerous groups, led predominantly by a Communist Party, were fighting to rid the country of autocracy and replace it with socialism.
Of course, as happened in Russia and Cuba, what we eventually saw was the hijacking of the revolution as it became clear the current ruling class was on it's way out, and so Mao and his cronies simply took their place.
There's nothing remotely communist about China. There's very little democracy in China, there's a ruling class, and workers don't control the means of production; the three basic definitions of communism.
Britain is a more communist country than China, and that's saying something.
Anyway, I hope this union can withstand the pressures of the ACFTU, which will no doubt try and tip this in favour of the transnational corps, usually at the expense of worker livelihoods.
Yep, the CCP really are the most enthusiastic capitalists in the world.
But if Apple is mistreating or underpaying workers, and if Foxconn is trying to defame the journalists who have revealed it, I wan't the fucking book thrown at the both of them so hard they won't dare do anything like it again.
Sleek mp3 players is one thing, but the livelihoods of human beings is another.
"I love my little computing companion but I often find myself missing a full sized keyboard. I have been looking at several of these portable and flexible keyboards, but I can't seem to make up my mind about which I should buy. I don't want the keyboard to be overly expensive, but I want it to be good quality. Also, how difficult is it to type on these keyboards? Thanks!"
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