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02 January
2007

Microsoft gets into the "giving mood", and how they can give more ...

Paul McNamara catches influence peddling and the power of a "toy" laptop

Paul McNamara had a nice take on a boneheaded MS maneuver - see "Microsoft laptop giveaway gets the Times treatment". I'd just gotten back from a discussion of the XO, from the $100 laptop per child guys spun out of the MIT Media Lab, so I got an idea - check out "A Modest Proposal". Read more ...

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January 2007

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William Jolitz has built and assisted in hundreds of entrepreneur run businesses over two decades. Here is his observations on key items "in the moment".

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