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ATLANTA To entice more riders onto its three-line rail system, MARTA is installing five flat-screen TVs in every train car to help commuters pass the time. Advertisers pay, so the fare stays...
...outweigh the benefits the service provides. Although it is true that the service will cost money, it is unlikely that the hiring of a cleaning service will be as economically divisive among the student body as more demonstrable forms of wealth such as cars, clothes, big screen TVs, satellites, laptops, desktops, stereos, iPods, and so on—the list is inexhaustible...
...only politicians and activists who experience cognitive dissonance on indecency--so do everyday citizens. They want protection from smut yet don't use the V chip. They talk about competing with pop culture to parent their children yet give kids TVs and computers in their bedrooms. They rail against sex and violence in entertainment, yet--as a group, anyway--reward it and punish the alternatives. The most wholesome new network show of last fall was CBS's Clubhouse, a sweet drama about a teenage bat boy for a baseball team, executive-produced by Mel (The Passion of the Christ) Gibson...
...Founded by two close friends, Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita, in 1946, the company rapidly developed a reputation for high-quality, well-designed radios, tape recorders and TVs. You can even claim that with the introduction in 1979 of the Walkman-the device that enabled millions to listen to music while commuting to work or jogging-Sony all but invented multitasking, that combined benefit and scourge of modern life. Along the way, Sony's founders managed to pull off a difficult double act. On the one hand, they recognized that if the company was to grow to its full potential...
...leading consumer-electronics retailer as not just a seller of digital TVs and portable electronics but also a provider of tech services for consumers and small businesses. With about 16% of the $124 billion domestic consumer-electronics market, Best Buy offers Anderson a solid and profitable perch from which to begin. Morgan Stanley estimates that Best Buy had sales of $27.5 billion in the fiscal year just ended, up from $12.5 billion five years ago. Archrival Circuit City has seen sales decline from $12.6 billion to an estimated $10.3 billion over the same period. Research firm Retail Forward says Best...