What I don't understand is they obviously don't take into consideration the people that like to protect their mulit thousand dollar investments with UPSes. 2 power cables for 2 sockets is fine, if you're a total and complete moron who plugs his computer directly into the wall, but if you use even a extension strip with no surge protection, that's still using one socket. And what about this: if your computer is taking up 2 sockets (not outlets) on a wall, where are you supposed to plug in your monitor and speakers? Almost all worldwide households do NOT have two outlets next to each other, so WTF? I mean jeebus, this is a trend that the enthusiast community needs to spread the word to NOT jump on this bandwagon.