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Yesterday was Scott McNealy's day in the sun. Grinning even more than usual, McNealy -- the CEO of Sun Microsystems, a major Microsoft rival -- turned his Comdex keynote into a victory lap. "People ask me what do I think of the findings of fact," McNealy said. "Well, duh. Look in the dictionary under the word monopoly and you see the Microsoft logo." Asked for his remedy in the Microsoft case, McNealy joked with press, "you mean under...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Death of the Desktop Computer | 11/18/1999 | See Source »

...glittery blue stretch pants one leg at a time, just like the rest of us. But his perspective on the world is like his music--constantly surprising. For example, a few minutes into the conversation, an insanely beautiful woman enters the suite and cuddles up in [The Artist]'s lap. It's Mayte, [The Artist]'s wife. Only she's kind of also not really his wife, because they had their marriage annulled so they could transcend the "legal bonds that people demand...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Reclaiming His Crown | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...nearly time to go. I'm still thinking about that ankh-ampersand-lollipop looking name. What does Mayte call him at home? "I never called him Prince when I met him," says Mayte, from her snug position on his lap. "Now I realize that names don't matter. For example, I don't know your name...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Reclaiming His Crown | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...schools, kids often have to balance work materials on their lap. Paul Cornell created a surface with room to spread out books and papers...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Families: Sit Right, Study Hard | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...polycarbon plastic casing is soothingly, subtly textured, and its rubberized blueberry trim is smooth and soft. It's flared, curved outline and rounded edges remind me of a clam, and the white springs visible beneath its cloudy-clear keys look almost like veins. As I hold it in my lap, the iBook feels vaguely alive...

Author: By Ruth A. Murray, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: CritiCommodity: An 'I' for I-Book | 11/12/1999 | See Source »

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