You likely have the wrong systems to enjoy, Microsoft Gamepass has been great this year on PC and Xbox.

Well look at it this way, its almost a free country.

I agree, I have built and gamed on PCs for many years only to find it the most expensive habit ever just to play new games. You are talking about thousands of dollars to play the latest games. Consoles are much cheaper in the long term. PC gaming is for smart ass rich kids who don't have the concept of money. Just my two cents.

I am tired of this growing nationwide trend of forcing an opinion or agenda on people. It is not ethical and also does not promote any healthy competition. Sometimes you need to take your lumps and own your losses. Its a part of growing and learning. Deal with it!

I knew Agile had jumped the shark when I read that someone was maintaining their own personal Kanban to maintain ones own life. http://personalkanban.com/pk/

Chrome has officially gone "full retard."

It sounds like a good time to take our technology sector back in the US. Good riddance Huawei!! Go spy on Russia instead!

It is just the old retailers mentality. They still want physical stores to rule the roost. Just take a look at Boscov's (one of the financially 'healthy' retailers).... They couldn't be more confused... Physical stores vs Internet - https://ancillary-proxy.atarimworker.io?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.readingeagle.com%2Fm... . This article is about Cyber Monday... and yet all they can think about is their physical stores.

Microsoft never really wanted to be in the browser business anyway. They have always preferred more application 'lock in" via web services. I guess the browser wars are officially over?

The American Way is to hire foreign workers to do this work. Oh by the way, these foreign workers aren't getting paid well and endure harsh labor practices. For this reason, I also do not recommend Computer Science to anyone going to college. It is simply not worth the time and money.

In ecommerce vernacular, this is a 'good problem' to have. In essence either they didn't plan properly for the load or the promotion is just super successful and exceeded expectations. The whole premise is to drive traffic to your website, and they got it in spades.

Google takes the honey pot approach. Free services and apps... people love free stuff. All they ask for this kind gesture, is your information.

Apple should have learned here the same lesson as they did with the original Apple TV. The cost of entry has to be low enough to get more of these devices into people's hands. The HomePod esentially is an expensive stereo system. If you are on the market for a Bose or Sonos, this is for you.

I completely disagree. When I had to look for a new job a few years back I found that most all jobs are contract jobs for which you need to compete (and suffer) with Indian H1B workers who will work for less and many times without benefits. Rates are pretty much fixed between the employer and contracting company so that you essentially lose PTO, company provided healthcare options, 401k matching, Stock benefits etc. Also consider the H1B visa holder is beholden to the company that sponsors them and must pretty much do anything they want or need. I found that the market is absolutely flooded with H1Bs and its saturated. So now that contracted positions have become the 'new normal' (just check the job boards such as Indeed etc), American technology workers are thrown into the same churn of contracting jobs along with H1Bs. Your best and only hope is to be picked up as a full time employee (as some time of the companies choosing). 'Contract to hire' means pretty much nothing as well as companies don't really need to oblige. Also the normal tactic of most companies is to hire you full time for a salary minus any costs of PTO, Health Benefits, and 401k. This is where salary negotiation essentially falls apart. Overall, this is a crusher to the American technology worker. I know one would argue the cream will rise to the top, etc etc... but its about money. There is no cream rising anywhere for these companies. The American worker is pretty much screwed with few alternatives here. The H1B visa holder at least can go back to their country and have made a good bit of money relative to their currencies and obtain higher statuses. If were were to go crazy and not cap the H1B, I believe technology work in the US would cease for Americans. You would be better off looking at any other industry which pays benefits such as PTO, Health Benefits, and 401k to its employees. And recommending a Computer Science degree to young people? Forget it!!!

A step in the right direction.... it has to continue until H1Bs are reduced and the American jobs and salaries increase.