Who would have guessed?!
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Gartner analysts Michael Silver and Neil MacDonald told a conference audience yesterday that Microsoft
’s Windows product is collapsing and must make radical changes to its operating system or risk becoming a has-been.
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While Microsoft recently extended the date when the XP software will be available for low-cost PCs, it doesn’t plan to listen to some other complaints, including that Vista is too big. “Vista is bigger than XP and it’s gonna stay bigger than XP,” Ballmer said. “We have to make sure it doesn’t get bigger still.”
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Subprime was just the beginning. Wait until California’s prime borrowers start handing their keys to the bank.
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We all know how much money we spend on food each week, but what about families in other countries, particularly those less fortunate than us? This photo essay shows an interesting comparison.
Look at all the processed, packaged, junk food the American family eats compared to the rest of the world.
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The more and more I get sucked into the world of foods (via my gf), the more I appreciate not having to pay a lot. This is at least a good intro into a world past “Three Buck Chuck.”
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The U.S. is wrestling with the worst food inflation in 17 years, and analysts expect new data due on Wednesday to show it’s getting worse. That’s putting the squeeze on poor families and forcing bakeries, bagel shops and delis to explain price increases to their customers.
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If you’re like most Americans, you probably don’t know a lot about the quality of your tap water. Using data on contamination levels provided by community water systems and compiled by the University of Cincinnati, Forbes.com determined some of the U.S. cities with the cleanest drinking water. Check out how your city stacks up.
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The best of the best and the worst of the worst of Star Wars games. Unsurprising spoiler: Contains Masters Of Teras Kasi
Star Wars, Star Wars, Star bloody sodding Wars. It’s still everywhere, even though it’s supposed to have finished and Lucas is supposed to be firmly locked in his ranch rolling about on his vast [...]

It’s a shame that these Dali-inspired adverts, made by the Chilean advertising agency BBDO Chile, probably won’t be put into circulation outside of South America. But that’s also a good thing. We can’t help but feel that while these images (second one after the break) look absolutely stunning, there’s also something innately unsettling about them.
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