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...consumers lined up outside computer stores at midnight to get it; they wound up buying PCs, laptops and software like video games. In the first few months consumers bought more than 7 million copies, either as upgrades or installed on new computers. "Most of the past releases of Windows drove the market to the next level," says Kevin Winert, a marketing executive at Compaq. "We would love for that to happen again...
...morning of Sept. 11, as she drove to her job at the gift shop at the Oklahoma City National Memorial, Doris Jones learned from the radio that two planes had flown into the World Trade Center. As she walked into the memorial building, she paused at a picture of a curly-haired young woman that hangs on the fence outside. "I think there are a lot of new angels up there with you today," she said to the frozen image of her daughter Carrie Lenz, who died in the bombing of the Murrah Federal Building when...
...Inside Kandahar, the Taliban presence was far more visible. Some drove Toyota pickup trucks with tinted windows, others were on motorcycles, rifles slung cross their backs. Markets and shops were open and well-stocked and the roadside kiosks were teeming with fresh pomegranates, for which Kandahar is famous. But there were few people. Bombing has been heavy here, forcing residents to either hole up or flee. The large middle-class neighborhood where Omar had his residence and headquarters looked and felt like a ghost town. The streets were empty. All the houses were locked, some with metal chains. "Anybody...
...shows in the Wetlands or the small local bars would grow into something bigger. As is usually the case with underground talent, the local fanbase began to grow strong and devout. “Sometimes before a show people will come up to us and tell us that they drove from Pennsylvania to see us. That kind of thing first started happening when we played the Middle East again and again” said Chetro. Though they remember the Central Square venue as being “like a dungeon and really gritty,” Chetro acknowledged that when...
...shows in the Wetlands or the small local bars would grow into something bigger. As is usually the case with underground talent, the local fanbase began to grow strong and devout. “Sometimes before a show people will come up to us and tell us that they drove from Pennsylvania to see us. That kind of thing first started happening when we played the Middle East again and again” said Chetro. Though they remember the Central Square venue as being “like a dungeon and really gritty,” Chetro acknowledged that when...