Does anyone else see the irony in these two headlines, separated by just a few days? [...]

A friend of mine has decided to sell his once–perhaps still–beloved Pavoni Europiccola espresso machine. If you like such things, go buy it. Maybe you could use some of your tax rebate.
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[...] Many people are going to be inclined to join the chorus of Microsoft hating over this latest announcement, but I will not be one of them. Frankly, if it had not been for companies like Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, and the other ubiquitous names in the personal computer industry like them, the world would be consigned to using Macs in PC monasteries filled with drones in white robes who bid you to take your shoes off before you approach the mighty Apple. [...]