Peter Carrothers

I can't ever forgive or forget Starbucks for selling "Kona" coffee several years back when it was actually a cheap Brazilian coffee. When busted their response was "well we were buying it from the Kona Coffee Company"...those in the coffee business should be able to know the difference!

When Wal_Mart critisizes high gasoline prices for impacting their business, maybe they should look at their own fuel pumps. They should be the lowest price gasoline in town; and typically I can always find a nearby independent that is lower. Don't talk to me about retailers skimpy margins; when I see 20 cent/gal differences in pricing between retailers, and know that they all pay within a penny a gallon for their product.

Wal-Mart should stop whining about high gasoline prices impacting their consumers and take the lead on ensuring that as one of the largest gasoline retailers in the country that they would be the price to beat in each city. Invariably, the small independents typically undercut Wal-Mart (aka Murphy Oil Company) by several cents per gallong. The retail margins are so good that they can afford to be the price leader in this category.

I just hope that Vista will be a lot more integrated with other MS products than Media Center Extender has been....MCE won't allow Photo Story 3 wmv videos...I can't believe they could blow it like that.