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...seem a trivial issue to allow rivals like Mozilla Firefox and Apple Safari to put their icons on Microsoft screens, the concession could signal the end of the company's domination of the browser market. Until now, Microsoft has used its near monopoly in operating systems to foist Explorer on Windows users - despite the fact that the browser is widely derided by computer experts and everyday users alike as being clunky. Critics say this brutal marketing strategy explains why Explorer accounts for about 64% of global Internet traffic, followed by Firefox at 25% and Safari and Google Chrome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In E.U. Deal, Microsoft Allows Rival Browsers | 12/17/2009 | See Source »

...media are as susceptible to this as anyone. Journalism isn't a single-minded monolith that decides what to foist on the public. It's a collection of individuals, who are just as easily affected by the feedback loop, while feeding into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Michael Jackson: Goodbye, or See You Soon? | 7/20/2009 | See Source »

...necessary for a radical shift to an agrarian society. During the Khmer Rouge's nascent days, the movement's leader, Pol Pot, had grown to admire the way the tribes on the outskirts of Cambodia's jungles lived, free of Buddhism, money or education, and now he wanted to foist the same philosophy on the entire nation. Pol Pot envisioned a Cambodia absent of any social institutions like banks or religions or any modern technology. He sought to triple agricultural production in a year, absent the manpower or means necessary. On a visit to China in 1975, two Khmer Rouge...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Khmer Rouge | 2/17/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard community should be very aware of Islam, as it is one of the world’s most influential religions. We believe that Islam Awareness Week ought to continue, but in a way that does not foist Islamic doctrines upon everyone. We believe that students who resent the forceful infusion of theology with their Harvard experience should be spared the indignity, and we believe strongly that our community should not grant license to any religious group, minority or otherwise, to use a loudspeaker to declare false the profoundly important and personal beliefs of others...

Author: By Diana K Esposito, Benjamin Taylor, and Aaron D Williams | Title: The Adhan at Harvard | 3/13/2008 | See Source »

Despite providing inspiration through their own speeches, Rudenstine and former president Derek C. Bok both said this week that they were careful not to foist any advice upon Faust...

Author: By Claire M. Guehenno and Laurence H. M. holland, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Harvard Chief Expected To Outline Broad Vision, Not Detailed Priorities | 10/12/2007 | See Source »

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