Surface... It's about time Microsoft!

According to AllThingsD Acer is angry that Microsoft is making their own hardware. However I think this has been a long time coming. For as long as I can remember, I thought that if Microsoft could control what hardware their OS goes on, they could optimize the OS for said hardware rather than bloat the whole thing with every driver under the sun installed for all the variable hardware floating around.

Also, Acer really shouldn't complain because they are mindless sheep. Almost ever computer manufacturer is "married" to Microsoft in the sense that's all they use. Dell offers a Linux option, and HP used to have WebOS, but everyone else just rides the windows bandwagon. They don't take any pride in their work, if they did then they'd create their own operating systems. When you use the same hardware and software as everyone else, and just slap you name on the side of the box, you become a mindless sheep.

Maybe instead of getting angry at Microsoft, Acer should instead work on their own OS or use one of the over a hundred different distributions of Linux. I recommend creating their own OS.

In closing I'd just like to say again, good for you Microsoft. You're finally taking some pride in the hardware your software goes into! Even if it is ugly hardware...

iGrill guilty of false advertising

iGrill made a promise to give away a free iGrill to whoever was the 2,000th "like" on their Facebook page. However they are not backing away from the deal. This fraudulent act can't go unnoticed, so I am sharing it with all of you to make everyone aware of their false advertising practices.

This screen shot was created at 10 AM this morning and clearly shows iGrill reneging on their agreement to supply a free iGrill to the 2,000th "like" on their Facebook page. This is dishonest and can't be tolerated. I think a massive boycott would bring the message home to the company that they can't practice false advertising and get away with it.

EDIT: (an hour later) After showing them this blog post, they have agreed to send me a free iGrill. Justice prevails!