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Under this plan, Microsoft would get to stay in one piece and still profit from sales of "classic" Windows. More competition might mean cheaper operating systems and, in the long run, cheaper PCs. On the minus side, however, "You would end up with an ever diverging standard that would have a dramatic impact on everyone whose business involves Windows," says Jonathan Zuck of the Association for Competitive Technology...
...When Nokia's shiny 8800 wireless phone goes on sale this June, it could become the new must-have cell phone. The $500 device with a chrome finish weighs just 4 oz. and sports a sliding keypad cover that doubles as a mouthpiece. The 8800 supports analog, digital and PCS phone networks, so it will work anywhere in the U.S. Then again, you could buy five 6-oz. Nokia 6120s or Ericsson KH-668s for the same total price...
...every incoming call. But last week William Kennard, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, pledged support for a more traditional system, in which the person dialing foots the entire bill. For the moment, though, wireless callers can save with bundled digital plans from AirTouch or Sprint PCS, which don't charge for the first incoming minute, and with Nextel, which charges by the second rather than rounding up to the next minute like most other carriers...
...FREE PCs, FOR A PRICE...
Despite the prevalence of PCs on campus, there remains a contingent of stead-fast Mac devotees...