was this really necessary? i think RVM does a fine job at managing rubies.

(OT, but trying to be helpful for non-native speakers)

their - possessive/ownership. "Their dog bit me!" "Their car is a mess!"

there - place/position. "Put the toys over there."

they're - contraction of "they are". "They are my best friends!" == "They're my best friends!"

This reminds me of the old couple who held hands while they waited for the Titanic to sink.

AFAIK, BB users are pretty attached to their platform. The lack of innovation may have driven them to other products but I wouldn't bet this is going to last forever. Seen the new Bold Touch?

And rbanffy's tweet: "Because we all know two bricks float better than one."

Microsoft is sinking? They've just announced a very good quarter.

This is more like consolidation than anything else.

Define "very good". Didn't the stock have one of it's biggest single day drops in a long time?

yes but they still had a 31% increase in earnings http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110429/ap_on_hi_te/us_earns_mic...

This is one of the best reads I've had in a while on a tech blog.