>>but I have to admit, that was REALLY funny

It was funny- except that MS's failure actually is pretty sad, wrapping Nokia into the downward spiral and not learning from the Blackberry implosion. The market outcome is a single General Motors option for Joe Average (Android) with a Mercedes option (iOS) for those who value brand, with the only other option being the Edsel. Cozy duopoly may be OK for Google and Apple but by definition is not good for we consumers. Google feels its power and already is pushing hard on privacy IMHO and is losing/has lost its adolescent geeky look in favor of age-old Corporate self-protectionism. The problem now is that it's not easy to vote with your feet, especially when you're on a 2-year contract and the telephony supplier chooses the phone. So here we go again.