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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Blaming Microsoft for bundling its own browser with its Windows software is like blaming Henry Ford for installing the internal-combustion engine in all his cars! Imagine if people had to choose an engine separately for a car before they bought it! Since the breakup of AT&T, my phone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Microsoft is extremely important to the U.S. economy. How much federal tax revenue comes from the firm and its employees? And how much state and local tax revenue? What would happen if Microsoft were to move its operations to another country? I am sure the company would find a welcome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

People constantly point out teenagers' shortcomings. I am tired of hearing about those stereotypical mistakes. What is adolescence about, anyway? We don't need someone telling us we're going about growing up all wrong. The youth of today need to get support from adult members of society so that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Don't be too hard on Bill. He gave us what we needed! Many of us older folks who are computer literate remember the impossibility of exchanging information in computer form. Gates and his team substantially eliminated the obstacles. The dismemberment of his empire would take us back to the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

Re your report on polyamory, openly loving more than one person simultaneously [FAMILIES, Nov. 15]: Once we accept "gay marriages," accepting polygamy and recognizing "marriages" of three persons or more is next. If the traditional model of marriage is discarded, by what logic can our society hold that only two...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 6, 1999 | 12/6/1999 | See Source »

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