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For some odd reason, Apple Computer continues to trade its customers shabbily. The company which is nothing but a bit player in the computer business, is one of the few companies that enjoys customer goodwill and brand loyalty. Thanks to its wonderfully easy to use operating system and other software, elegant designs, the company gets [...]

dot.com :: the greatest story every sold (HarperCollins : 372 pages, $25.95) perhaps ia shoddy book about dot-com mania, and i take comfort in the fact that none other that new york times agrees with me on this. having enjoyed john cassidy’s piercing writings in the new yorker often, i was disappointed by his tome. [...]

Red Herring :: Planar Systems has become a top flat-panel display maker overnight.

Red Herring ::
Marc Andreessen, the chubby-cheeked cofounder of Netscape Communications, was once the epitome of Internet success. His recent track record, however, reminds us of a 1997 GQ article that called him “imposter boy.”
America Online bought Netscape, but only after it was thoroughly thrashed by Microsoft in the browser wars. His next venture, managed [...]

Over the last decade, the Bell companies have received numerous financial incentives to roll out advanced networks, and in virtually all cases, the Bell companies have pocketed the money, according to New Networks Institute.

So the House of Representatives passed the Tauzin-Dingel Bill. Is anyone surprised, after all the Baby Bells spent around $20 million lobbying for this bill in last year alone. Take it into account the money spent on promoting it on television, and the tab quickly adds up.