Rwanda gets the Kindle and Singapore doesn't? Brilliant.

I love how quite a few of these people seem to freeze as if they're about to get their photo taken.

As if gaming laptops weren't bulky enough already.

I am going to go out on a limb and say that I know who Ben's "man on the inside" is. Michael, played by Harold Perrineau will be coming back to the series. It's the only real reason I could see Ben asking Locke to "sit down" - Ben would only have done this if Locke actually knows the guy, otherwise this information would have otherwise the necessary "oomph" required and Ben could have just told him outright.

Perrineau's been keeping his lips sealed tight on if he was coming back to the show - so I won't be surprised. I also never bought it for a second that Ben would have just let him go without an ulterior motive.

Cha-Ching! Dell's certainly got their new batch of laptops right. Times-a-changing!

This was obviously meant to be a reply to Guy Adams.

You might not know this, but Dell was the first major computer manufacturer to start a major Carbon Offset program. You can find out more about it here: http://www.dell.com/earth

They're also a leader (much higher than Apple) when it comes to "greener electronics" as per an article or two in engadget last year:
http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/27/greepeace-posts-latest-guide-to-greener-electronics-sony-ericss/

Granted, I agree there's a lot more for every company to do before they can truely be called anything near green, but Dell, at least seems to be headed in the right direction.

J, while I do agree on your comments about Apple. They should definitely not be left out of the loop when it comes to things like this.

Correct me if I am wrong, but you're expecting companies to take a complete hit on the products they sell. While this might work, in principle, on a small scale like a one off movie ticket promotion. Or a one off charity event, like the recent Airbus A380 charity flight by Singapore Airlines.

It's no where near sustainable in the long term, even a company as big as Dell or even Apple would fold eventually. Ultimately, companies are all about making a profit, but if they can, at the same time contribute even a little into giving back to the community, no matter how cynically you choose to look at it, it still ends up making a positive difference to a communities life.

So what if they get a little bit of positive PR out of it? Someones life is better because of it than if they did nothing.

Nick, I fail to see your logic behind this.

At the end of the day, Dell and Microsoft are still taking the $80 of pure profit mind you and putting it straight to (RED), regardless if the consumers might want to donate any additional amount themselves.

The beauty behind (RED) is that customers who might not have otherwise thought of donating to a cause of any kind are given an easy opportunity to. Yes, I do agree that more should be done to initiate a greater environment and community, where giving back to the community is something natural for every single person or company, this is a great first step especially when you look at how large these companies are. Things have been moving forward, and companies and even people are beginning to change, I guess I just choose to see the positive side of things, there's already far to much cynicism in the world to go around for everyone.

And as a side note companies like Dell and Microsoft make regular and substantial donations to charitable causes, they just don't feel the need to shout about it all the time. Do look up the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation if you have a moment.

If it's that simple David, why haven't you done anything about it?