[MyAppleMenu] Sep 7, 2001

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MyAppleMenu Newsletter

== The Wintel Empire (Top Stories) ===============

Pendulum Swings To Microsoft, But How Far? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/07/technology/07ASSE.html>
If the pendulum has swung in Microsoft's direction under the Bush administration, it is by no means clear how much.

Microsoft Settles Confusion Over Outlook (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7081403.html?tag=owv>
Did Microsoft confirm its financial expectations for the fiscal year or didn't it? "No!" was the simple reply from Microsoft Chief Financial Officer John Connors on Thursday.

== The Wintel Empire (News) ===============

Pendulum Swings To Microsoft, But How Far? (New York Times)
<http://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/07/technology/07ASSE.html>
If the pendulum has swung in Microsoft's direction under the Bush administration, it is by no means clear how much.

Slap On The Wrist? (Salon)
<http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2001/09/06/breakup_reacts/index.html>
Is the Justice Department's decision not to pursue a breakup of Microsoft a big wet kiss from Bush, or just smart strategy? The experts weigh in.

Should Users Be Intrigued By Hew-Paq? (ZDNet)
<http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/comment/0,5859,2810795,00.html>
Focus on the integration issues that will affect you, starting with the character and constitution of your account and support teams.

MS: Xbox Will Reign Supreme (Wired News)
<http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,46579,00.html>
"We are drawing up a scheme to convince people that Xbox is the one, not PlayStation or GameCube, when playing online games," Hirohisa Ohura, managing director of Microsoft's Japan subsidiary, siad in an interview with Reuters on Wednesday.

HP-Compaq: Breaking Up Is Hard To Do (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7082776.html?tag=owv>
If Hewlett-Packard's deal to buy Compaq falls apart, both companies stand to lose time, energy, and momentum. One of them also could lose $675 million.

Intel Says Chip Sales On Target (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7081010.html?tag=owv>
Intel announced Thursday that chip sales are on track for the current third quarter, after an extremely rocky first half of the year, although the final results still hinge on what happens in September.

Microsoft Settles Confusion Over Outlook (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7081403.html?tag=owv>
Did Microsoft confirm its financial expectations for the fiscal year or didn't it? "No!" was the simple reply from Microsoft Chief Financial Officer John Connors on Thursday.

HP-Compaq Server Synergy (Gartner Viewpoint)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-201-7078590-0.html?tag=owv>
Should the deal go through, it seems to make sense in at least one area: consolidating the two companies' respective server designs and strategies.

IE 6 Gains Foothold In Browser Market (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7082509.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's recently released Internet Explorer 6 has taken 2.4 percent of the browser market, quickly closing in on AOL Time Warner's Netscape 6, according to a new study.

== Breaking Barriers (Top Stories) ===============

IE 6 Gains Foothold In Browser Market (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7082509.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's recently released Internet Explorer 6 has taken 2.4 percent of the browser market, quickly closing in on AOL Time Warner's Netscape 6, according to a new study.

== Breaking Barriers (News) ===============

America Online? Well, About Half (Associated Press)
<http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,46582,00.html>
About 42 percent of all U.S. households could log on to the Web in 2000, up from 18 percent three years earlier, according to the Census Bureau report released Thursday.

IE 6 Gains Foothold In Browser Market (CNET News.com)
<http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-7082509.html?tag=owv>
Microsoft's recently released Internet Explorer 6 has taken 2.4 percent of the browser market, quickly closing in on AOL Time Warner's Netscape 6, according to a new study.

== SingaporeSurf (Top Stories) ===============

Hyperlink Rule Not Cut And Dried (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,68888,00.html?>
The question of liability for hyperlinks to third-party sites has been raised by recent amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act.

== SingaporeSurf (News) ===============

Searching For Space? Look Under Viaducts (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,68841,00.html?>
Nine public-service agencies, headed by the Law Ministry, are planning to sell such unused land to the HDB if it is near public housing estates.

Airport To Loosen Up With New Terminal (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/singapore/story/0,1870,68840,00.html?>
Changi Airport's new Terminal 3 will have a cosy feel and look that is very different from Terminal 1 or 2 when it opens in 2006. And it will have more shops as well as more activities to keep airport users occupied.

Hyperlink Rule Not Cut And Dried (Straits Times)
<http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/forum/story/0,1870,68888,00.html?>
The question of liability for hyperlinks to third-party sites has been raised by recent amendments to the Parliamentary Elections Act.