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...time zones away, in Beijing. To the Chinese, the Gulf War was a revelation--an introduction to 21st century tactics and weaponry that pointed out, in the most graphic way possible, the limits of China's massive but antiquated military. Smart bombs, flexible command and control, and seamless, high-tech attacks dazzled the Chinese leadership, who ramped up a campaign to upgrade the People's Liberation Army (P.L.A.) to world-class status. The new buzz words in China's Ministry of Defense became "limited war under high-tech conditions"--and China is now buying and spying its way toward high...
...Microsoft say it's not a monopoly when its software operates 9 out of 10 of the world's PCs? Because it considers nearly every high-tech company--including behemoths like Intel, Sun Microsystems, Oracle and AT&T--to be a direct rival. The company has become increasingly concerned about the breakneck speed at which those companies are forming alliances. America Online is buying Netscape, At Home is buying Excite, Lucent is acquiring Ascend Communications--all deals worked out since the start of the antitrust trial. "This is a yeasty industry," says Microsoft general counsel William Neukom. "It's important...
...factual case--those e-mails about dividing up the Internet-browser market, the deals that reward companies for using Microsoft's browser--is based on a fundamental misunderstanding about how the computer industry works. When the company leans hard on rivals, it says, it's playing typical high-tech hardball. Oracle, Intel or Apple, Microsoft insists, would do no differently. And meetings that look collusive to lawyers in Washington are required in an industry where rival products must fit together. "There have to be some standards," says Neukom. "That means collaboration, that means cooperation...
...Tech experts debate hotly how likely this is to happen, and how soon. Legal experts add that it may be a hard argument to make at trial. "It's difficult because it relies on getting the court to look over the horizon and take seriously events that haven't happened yet," says George Washington University law professor William Kovacic...
...problem? I talked to Kevin Gervais, who provides tech support for Dragon, and he was mystified. First, he made sure that I had an adequate sound card (check www.naturallyspeaking.com for a list), a minimum of 32 megs of RAM and a 133-MHz or better PC. Since the recorder comes with a good microphone and headset, that wasn't an issue, though it can be if you just use the software on your PC without the recorder. Then we went over the setup procedure. I had read 20 minutes of a Dave Barry book into the recorder to familiarize...