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...friend recently showed me a BusinessWeek article with a chart determining whether people belonged to "Generation X" or "Generation Y," based on their consumer preferences. It went something like this: Palm Pilot is for Gen X-ers; Motorola pager with colorful case and chain is for Gen Y-ers. Nirvana is for Gen X-ers; Cardigans is for Gen Y-ers, etc. In any case, I was happily skimming the columns, wondering what cliched label BusinessWeek would slap on me, when I realized that I was a cultural nonentity according to the magazine--just a bit of flotsam in this...

Author: By Terry E-E Chang, | Title: Endpaper: Play it Again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

...friend recently showed me a Business Week article with a chart determining whether people belonged to "Generation X" or "Generation Y," based on their consumer preferences. It went something like this: Palm Pilot is for Gen X-ers; Motorola pager with colorful case and chain is for Gen Y-ers. Nirvana is for Gen X-ers; Cardigans is for Gen Y-ers, etc. In any case, I was happily skimming the columns, wondering what cliched label Business Week would slap on me, when I realized that I was a cultural nonentity according to the magazine--just a bit of flotsam...

Author: By Terry E. E. chang, | Title: Play it again, Sam | 3/4/1999 | See Source »

Other U.S. firms are trying to enter or expand in Asia by forming new joint ventures or buying pieces of debt-burdened local companies. Motorola, for instance, has recently acquired 51% of South Korea's Appeal Telecom. That strengthens its competitive position against giant Samsung...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Quarterly Business Report: Diamonds Buried in The Rubble | 12/21/1998 | See Source »

CELL PHONE The first cellular phone was developed in 1973 by Martin Cooper at Motorola, and a test of 1,000 such phones followed in Chicago. The Federal Communications Commission authorized cellular service in 1982, and we haven't shut up since. More than a third of all households in the U.S. subscribe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: One Hundred Great Things | 12/7/1998 | See Source »

Meanwhile, a select few continue to reap the benefits of FSCs. Only about two-tenths of 1% of corporations that file tax returns have an FSC. Of those that do, fewer than 50 big exporters enjoy most of the tax benefits. Among them: AlliedSignal, Boeing, Caterpillar and Motorola, which together have escaped payment of more than $600 million in federal income tax over the past three years, thanks to their FSCs...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corporate Welfare: Fantasy Islands | 11/16/1998 | See Source »

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