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The Lost Decade
Why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates.
October 29, 2009

Last month Microsoft rolled out Windows 7 and opened the first of a chain of new retail stores. As usual with such announcements, there's been loads of hoopla and ginned-up excitement. But mostly people are just relieved. Windows 7 replaces Vista, one of the most disastrous tech products ever. It also caps the end of a decade in which Microsoft's founder, Bill Gates, stepped aside, and the company lost its edge. ( Click here to follow Daniel Lyons ).

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The Lost Decade
Why Steve Ballmer is no Bill Gates.
October 29, 2009
Prohibition Fighter
As a Harvard grad, former Princeton professor, and the son of a respected rabbi, Ethan Nadelmann might seem like an unlikely advocate for legalizing marijuana. But when you meet him, it all makes a lot of sense.
October 15, 2009
The Hype Is Right
Apple's tablet will reinvent computing.
October 14, 2009
An SOS for Science
Clean energy should trump politics.
October 1, 2009
Don’t Tweet On Me
Twitter shows that stupid stuff sells.
September 17, 2009
Exterminate the Parasites
A radical plan to save old media.
September 3, 2009
Will Apple Stumble With Snow Leopard?
The operating system upgrade costs only $29, but it's still probably not worth it.
August 28, 2009


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