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...area where we don't have a 5%-operating-system-market-share glass ceiling," Jobs says. "And look at what's happened. That same innovation, that same engineering, that same talent applied where we don't run up against the fact that Microsoft got this monopoly, and boom! We have 75% market share." That music you hear? Redemption song. --With reporting by Sora Song
...ushered in the dawn of mass jet travel?and the country has many dilapidated airports to show for it. The good news is that passengers tired of dank, aging facilities can now look forward to more comfortable journeys, with the fruits of a late 1990s terminal-building boom finally being realized. A slew of ultra-modern facilities has been unveiled in ten American cities, including Seattle, Miami, Detroit, New York and Los Angeles. The latest and swankiest is Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's $1.4 billion Terminal D: a sprawling, two million-square-foot structure that brings ?lan...
...male existence. Perhaps I'll buy a boat and go looking for the real me. It seems to be the thing to do. David White Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, U.S. The onset of middle age does not have to be a crisis; it can be an opportunity. Women of the baby-boom generation should remember the adage: "One person can make a difference." My awakening came weeks after 9/11 when I examined my purpose in life. Today I am a consultant for children with learning disabilities. Every woman should believe that she can make a difference by herself. Kathleen McClaskey Amherst...
...After spending more than three decades in the impersonal, male-dominated corporate world, Miller now finds himself in women's territory--and he's having the time of his life. He is running a business in a traditionally female-run field: the boarding, training and grooming of dogs. His Boom Towne Canine Center in Farmington, N.Y., is heading for 2005 sales of $400,000 and employs up to 15 people, depending on demand...
...ushered in the dawn of mass jet travel - and the country has many dilapidated airports to show for it. The good news is that passengers tired of dank, aging facilities can now look forward to more comfortable journeys, with the fruits of a late 1990s terminal-building boom finally being realized. A slew of ultra-modern facilities has been unveiled in 10 American cities, including Seattle, Miami, Detroit, New York City and Los Angeles. The latest and swankiest is Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport's $1.4 billion Terminal D: a sprawling, 185,801-sq-m structure that brings...