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...record of the case shows that Microsoft does not deserve a mere slap on the wrist and that improving competition in the software industry will require much more. A strong structural remedy is needed, and the government's proposal seems promising. If Judge Jackson considers the remedy proposals with the same prudence and wisdom that he has shown in earlier stages of the case, one can feel secure that Microsoft will pay an appropriate penalty for its actions...
...refer to the spate of online universities that are being planned--cyberspace institutions that will compete with, possibly replace, established schools such as Harvard, Yale and Bob Jones. Skeptical of their efficacy, Stanley Ikenberry, president of the American Council on Education, said that higher learning means more than mere mastery of content. "It involves judgment, analysis, synthesis, communication, creativity and innovation," he noted. That may be so, but fortunately such achievements have never been associated with the college experience. My concern is what else will be forfeited if these ventures are successful--those elements of college life that have come...
...these sites are really about cost-effective, steady accumulation of blue chips, and that brings me back to the kids. They get their own account to watch and learn how money grows. And Netstock cuts them a special break. The transaction fee on custodial accounts is a mere $1, which at the car wash in my driveway, anyway, is about two minutes' work...
...from Humboldt State University, which provides retirees cultural opportunities not often available in a town of 16,000. An annual concert series brings entertainment ranging from chamber music to Cajun bands to Celtic fiddlers. And anyone 60 and older can take any Humboldt State class, room permitting, for a mere $6 a semester...
...world of athletics was a mere shadow in my mind--if present...