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...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 at 4% apiece, according to Web-analytics company Net Applications...
...watch over Microsoft to ensure it doesn't drag its feet. "Our emphasis on enforcement is based on years of familiarity with Microsoft's inadequate commitments and broken promises," he says. The European Commission has also warned that the company may be fined up to 10% of its yearly global turnover - an estimated $58 billion in 2009 - if it doesn't stick to the terms of the deal over the next five years. (See the best netbooks and netbook accessories...
...tons of explosives, rocket-propelled grenades and components for surface-to-air missiles, all being transported from North Korea in breach of U.N. sanctions. The captain and his crew were promptly arrested and charged with illegally transporting arms. But according to experts, they were only tiny cogs in a global network for arms trafficking that feeds off the castaway pilots and planes of the former Soviet Union. Suspected smugglers like Russian Viktor Bout have used the system to transport weapons, as have huge U.S. military contractors like Kellogg, Brown and Root (KBR), though not for illegal purposes. And while...
...TIME's Global Adviser for exotic, beautiful and interesting getaways...
...TIME's Global Adviser for exotic, beautiful and interesting getaways...