Word: internetted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...pits social planner against the market system. In May 1998, twenty states charged Microsoft with monopolistic foul play. The thematic centerpiece of their suit--with multiple spin-off charges--was that Microsoft leveraged its power in the operating systems market to aggressively increase the market share of its browser, Internet Explorer. Round One opened in District Court, the honorable Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson presiding. It closed to the brazen bell of his finding of fact on Halloween. The date was eerily appropriate for the 207-page rant for several reasons--ghoulish economics, the monstrous presumptuousness of a philosopher king...
...market. They are not nearly as high as he believes. Given the lightning speed with which information technology today is generating novelty, recent developments threaten not just to lower purported barriers but shatter them entirely. Java, a universal language being developed by Sun, should drastically decrease dependence on Windows. Internet servers that allow surfers to bypass Windows are also on the rise. As one venture capitalist at Accel Partners puts it, "in the past six months, we have not seen a business plan for a conventional packaged software application." Sounds surprising, perhaps, but how else could a single student from...
Starting tomorrow, WHRB 95.3 FM, Harvard's student-run radio station, will move into the Internet age-- broadcasting live 24 hours a day via the World Wide...
...suit reflects the increasing competition between Internet book vendors and college bookstores. Over the past year new on-line retailers have emerged, offering students options beyond the traditional campus store...
...instantaneously and impulsively," says Betsy Taylor, executive director of the Center for a New American Dream, a nonprofit group that offers tips for parenting in a commercial culture. "We're creating a generation of hyperconsumers, and this is just one more step toward that." In a survey conducted by Internet market-research firm Esearch, 49.7% of parents said children under 18 should not be allowed to make online purchases...