Water could be a key to discovery.

Orange hydrogen is a theorized method of water fracking/stimulating ultramafic rock bodies to speed up the chemical reaction creating H2.

Often an explorer looking for gold finds something else like copper or nickel. Oil however is generally found in a different environment. H2 is created through serpentinization in areas more prone to mineral discovery.

Correct, testing for a gas is a lot different than traditional soil and rock sampling and assays techniques.

As a prospector myself, this is false. Assays are expensive for traditional minerals and we never assay for hydrogen as that requires a totally different set of procedures.

The curtain has finally fallen? You mean the rest of the world has finally caught up.

Of note, Microsoft Jan 2010 Profit: Windows OS + Windows Server = ~$13B, Office = ~$8B

Source: http://articles.businessinsider.com/2010-02-10/tech/29961217...