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...running cheaper software. No outside developer or competitor has adopted H-Open. All this offers a sobering lesson for the multinationals that are cautiously entering the market. Earlier this year, Compaq introduced a Chinese iPAQ. But with a retail price of $723, it is hard to imagine sales will soar. Microsoft executives concede that success may be a long time coming. Making money? "This is a very big question," says one Microsoft senior executive, adding that his company will wait...
...sizzling like one of its famous steaks. Its economy was firmly linked to the dollar, and this kept a lid on inflation, a longtime scourge. But dollarization has limitations. Argentina's neighbors began depreciating their currencies to sell more goods in world markets. Worse yet, the dollar continued to soar, making Argentina even less competitive...
...temperatures soar, the cool blue waters of a swimming pool can seem pretty inviting. But perhaps you should look twice before you take that dip. Thousands of Americans may get sick this summer from the unsanitary condition of their pool water, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The last thing you want to think about when you're swimming is what tiny creatures might be swimming beside you. But the fact is that any pool can be contaminated with parasites and bacteria. If you're not careful, you could find yourself in the emergency room with a badly upset...
...With bankruptcies come unemployment, a much dreaded prospect in Japan, where being jobless is regarded as profoundly shameful. Experts say that with Koizumi's reforms, joblessness could soar to double its current rate in no time. Heizo Takenaka?the academic Koizumi appointed to head up economic policy?is well aware that his boss's political life may hinge on unemployment figures: jobless people make angry voters. That is why, he recently told TIME, reforms must not take longer than two to three years; that is how long his administration figures people are willing to endure the suffering. Takenaka says...
...temperatures soar, the cool blue waters of a swimming pool can seem pretty inviting. But perhaps you should look twice before you take that dip. Thousands of Americans may get sick this summer from the unsanitary condition of their pool water, according to the Centers for Disease Control. The last thing you want to think about when you're swimming is what tiny creatures might be swimming beside you. But the fact is that any pool can be contaminated with parasites and bacteria. If you're not careful, you could find yourself in the emergency room with a badly upset...