I'll sometimes use Opera on the Wii. Fortunately, I got it while they were still giving it away. I hate, hate, hate the browser on the PS3. The Wii just seems easier to use, control, and navigate.

Nobody asked, but I'll volunteer it anyway.
Wii has decent browsing capabilites. It's the only non-gaming use I can find for it.
The PS3 is a great DVD/Blu-Ray player, but I've never got streaming media to work with it, and movie rentals from the store seem pretty expensive.
My Xbox is a great Media Center Extender, and I use it for all sorts of multimedia stuff.

This should probably say "Dell is coming BACK to Besy Buy."
Few people may remember this, but when I worked for "the Beast" in 1994, Dell computers were part of the staple products offered, in addition to Packard Bell (the popular, cheap brand) Acer (the scrappy underdog), Compaq (for serious business users only), IBM (an also-ran), and Apple (obligatory).

Dells were often considered premiere systems at that time. I remember when they pulled OUT of brick and mortar stores.

And I walked to school in 10 feet of snow, uphill, both ways.

ANOTHER DVD release?!
This movie has already been released THREE times on DVD in the US.

1st: http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Andre-Giant/dp/B00003CXC3/ref=sr_1_4/102-8914316-3796964?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191438967&sr=1-4

2nd:
http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Special-Cary-Elwes/dp/B00005LOKQ/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8914316-3796964?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191438967&sr=1-1

3rd: (The Dread Pirate Edition and Buttercup Edition were released at the same time. I think the only difference is the slipcover)
http://www.amazon.com/Princess-Bride-Dread-Pirate/dp/B000F9RBBC/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/102-8914316-3796964?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1191438967&sr=1-3

I would argue that every dollar that "cuts into their own profits" is tax-deductible. So it's not really cutting into their bottom line all that much, now is it.

Am I cynical? Absolutely. I applaud Apple, Target, and other for giving money to worthy charities, regardless of motives. But expecting something in return for "donating" money to a charity misses the point of charity altogether. The problem isn't with Apple giving money to Breast Cancer research for each pink iPod sold. The problem is that "charity" has become a business model whereby people expect to get something for their "donation."

That, and Breast Cancer awareness has been so over-marketed, that you can't walk into a store without seeing that damned pink ribbon. It's like the Shrek and Star Wars of charities. What's next? Action Figures?

I must be one of the few who agree with you.
Adding "Breast Cancer Awareness" and the pink ribbon is little more than a marketing gimmick, and quite frankly, I'm a little tired of companies using the "Save the Ta-Tas" campaign to move merchandise.

While it's true that breast cancer is a serious problem, prostate cancer kills more people than breast cancer, but where's my brown iPod?

Harmonix has said the X-Plorer controller will work with Rock Band. I want to know if the Rock Band controller will work with GH2 & GH3

For "a few hundred dollars," I'll just buy another Xbox 360.

This doesn't surprise me. The cost of living in Redmond and the Snoqualmie area is outrageous, but it's a drop in the bucket compared to living in NYC or Frisco. They would have to pay their marketing staff a serious cost-of-living increase to convince them to move.

@sycks

I liked how the article used the term "yen hole."

I can think of at least six.