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...that ‘interesting' wasn't interesting enough, so they made it the 30 most powerful people under 30. They must have been using a rather abstruse definition of the word powerful, though, because the list included mathematicians and lexicographers, along with singers and the vice-president of Microsoft...
According to the release, 12 courses have already been developed. Topics include Photoshop, website management and design, Windows 98 and associated Microsoft programs, Excel and Networking...
ADAM COHEN has been tracking the troubles that Microsoft has been having with antitrust lawyers. It's a perfect assignment for Cohen, a lawyer by training and technophile by inclination. Says he: "It's ironic to envision all these lawyers using Microsoft's technology to prepare the case that might break up the company." So which is the better beat, Adam, tech or law? It's a tough call, but he just voted with his mouse: he'll soon be joining TIME's technology-coverage team...
...been a bit like getting a license to collect money. Venture capitalists showered you with cash, and Wall Street snapped up your stock at five or 10 times the offering price--sometimes all in the same day--in the hope that you would soon become the next Intel or Microsoft. That money was a magnet for executives of boring old-economy companies, who joined dotcom start-ups for the thrill of working 20-hour days in return for wheelbarrowfuls of options. And certainly, lots of people got filthy rich...
...UNDERDOG SNAPS BACK The Netscape browser may be on only 40% of all PCs now (in contrast to the 90% Microsoft's is on), but don't count it out just yet. Released last week, Netscape 6.0 is chockablock with handy features like instant messaging, an automatic language translator and an all-in-one mailbox that lets you view your AOL and Web mail in one place. But the coolest feature is My Sidebar, a window that opens next to the browser to give you a quick view of your stock portfolio, customized news and weather. The browser will also...