GenoMalice - do you really think that anyone cares what your salary is? Isn't it a rule that it's always 25% smaller than you say (wink, wink).

Read the post? It says this is not your product if you want SLR quality pics.

...or type or spell.

You mean iTunes?

Obviously, based on his grammar, slug don't read too good.

Did you notice the last line in that article?

"With this matter resolved, Fred looks forward to continuing his career as a Founder and Managing Director of Elevation Partners."

In other words, he's going to be just fine kickin' it with Bono and friends

PLEASE stop using the word "action" unless you are talking about "action heros" or "action movies." It's officially old.

"I think something has to be clarified to people who are saying Apple should have trademarked iphone or any variation thereof. You cannot just trademark a name for potential future use. Trademarks, in order to be protected, require use. If a trademark is not in use, then there is no protection."

This is the point exactly. Cisco wasn't using the iPhone trademark either (until 2 weeks ago).

Without naming its device for itself, the collective body of tech journalists, bloggers, and fans named Apple's mobile phone the iPhone, not Apple. Consequently, Apple built a brand name without saying the name. The fact that their unknown product became known by the public as the iPhone suggests they may be able to defend their (that is, Apple's) rights to the iPhone name.

Get over yourself.

Two things. First, I think the index should be equal weighted (i.e., $100 fictional dollars in each stock). That way, the contribution of each stock from day 1 has the same weighting.

Second, modern portfolio theory suggests that the benefits of diversification are generally realized with only 30 stocks. By using only 30 stocks (as the Dow Jones does), each stock comprising the index makes a larger contribution to the overall performance of the index. Accordingly, good picks (or bad picks) won't get diluted as much by the other stocks in the index.

The above two points are intended to maximize the impact of each pick chosen by Engadget. Only the best of the best gain entry into the index (30 vs. 50), and the contribution of each pick is equally important to the performance of the overall index (equal weighting instead of price weighting).

Great idea though! I'll keep track of your progress to see if your foresight into all things electronic really translates into market outperformance!

Speaking of market outperformance, please don't compare your index to the S&P 500. Instead, use a sub-index comprised of all technology stocks in the S&P 500, which will more closely match the "market index" for companies of this type.