Conrgatulations on taking something too literally.On it's opening weekend A Christmas Carol took 30 million in the US alone. That's at a loose average of $10 a ticket equating to about 3 million buyer ...

if movies cost $60 a ticket I expect they would make quite a bit more money than MW2.It's stupid to compare such radically different entertainment areas in monetary terms when the price gap is so mass ...

there's a pretty simple way to upgrade software that many other software retailers use but MS didn't. Just don't supply new registration numbers with upgrade packs and get the user to enter the existi ...

The cost of a magazine itself is largely irrelevant to subscribers. Magazines throw away subs at dirt cheap prices to raise their circulation rate. That in turn increases the amount they can charge ad ...

You don't get it?You pay for a magazine and then the same content is given away free three days later. It's not that hard to comprehend. Why pay for something that is given away free?Because it's on p ...

You think the price gap in this range makes any difference?If you're buying a new body in the $5K region you are buying it to fit your existing lenses or will be spending twice as much on some new qua ...

You see that?No?The was the point you just missed.Canon, Nikon, Hasselblad, Sony etc. makes no difference to me. I've used many and know pros who have favorites from all corners. What does matter to m ...

Slightly less impressive by the fact the Nikon D3S did the same thing last week, but MPC didn't mention it. The D3S has ISO equivalents from 200 - 102,400. And this is why MPC shouldn't be talking abo ...

Answer:Last week. When Microsoft data centers wiped the information of every single user on the Sidekick network. ...

IF you're interested in computers you should read Tom's Hardware, Anandtech, Bit-Tech, Tweaktown ... even ExtremeTech is still more up to date and has more new PC content than MPC.com.If you're lucky ...

There are lots of consumer goods made in the USA, a lot of which are expensive and hand assembled.So how much would you pay extra? Would you for example pay $1500 for an office chair over your $80 Sta ...

Engadget - site about consumer gadgets in general - featured this two days before MPC.You guys are supposed to live computer hardware and you can't keep the posts ahead of mainstream gadget sites? It' ...

comparing it to wireless carriers is a bit idiotic now with cell phone companies like Sprint introducing all-you-can-eat plans for one monthly price.A price that's lower than Verizon's. ...

why are you buying a Pro-OS?If you are then you must have some reason other than one piece of software which you don't seem to need.That's like complaining that a Hasselblad lens costs more than your ...

upgrade pricing has been there since I've used Photoshop and that's been a long time. It's listed clearly on the Adobe site for $349 so you didn't look far. Again your logic is flawed. This a pro tool ...

If you mean Photoshop, there's nothing wrong with it's price point.It's a professional tool (like a $600 hand drill) and if you can't afford it then you aren't a professional and it isn't aimed at you ...

so basically you are saying that because of the limitations of consoles forcing developers to add arty effects to games that's a benefit to PCs?The grindhouse style of Wet doesn't making it any less o ...

and just like America.This game has not been banned. It's been refused classification. Which means you can own the game, you just can't buy it from an Aussie retailer in it's current state.Which is ex ...

You almost had a clever retort there except it takes more effort to drive next door than it does to walk.There's a reason a macro was invented - you move your thumb and all the work is done for you. ...

Too much effort required. ...

Yeah there's some great/weak marketing spin at work in those slides.I liked "Customers can enjoy: Rich and imaginative backgrounds."Because you really can't change desktop images on a Mac, c ...

I don't see what the problem is apart from the fact that the statement is obviously going to be true in relation to Best Buy.Best Buy is a Windows world, If someone is shopping at Best Buy the majorit ...

Yup.If I want to read about cameras I'll go to a source that actually lives and breathes cameras. Someone that can tell the difference between Hasselblad and Sigma and prove it, instead of a half-asse ...

"Say you’re a content creator—video, graphic design, whatever. You want a computer that’s quiet, functional, and hopefully doesn’t look like it was designed by a candy raver, or worse, ...

You know what's funny about this list?Windows 7 still breaks just as easily as ever and navigation is still poorly designed. It still hasn't adopted the interface flexibility that Mac OS has had since ...