Microsoft opens the gates: patents‚ piracy‚ and political challenges inChina 1) Microsoft has faced significant challenges‚ such as the widespread piracy of its products‚Chinese government to transfer its technology‚ host government promotion of competitorproducts‚ discriminatory procurement practices by subnational authorities in China‚ andstrong encouragement to enter into joint ventures with local firms. The risk of piracy hasbeen diminishing as China joined the World Trade Organisation and
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Was the non-violent civil right movement of the 1960’s a success? Why or why not? The success of the civil rights movement in the 1960’s could have only been achieved by the philosophy of standing up for the rights of the African American people from a non-violent course of action. During that period of time people were being murdered‚ homes and churches were being bombed and there was a sense that the evil hand of the oppressor would prevail. Andrew Young‚ one of Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr
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How did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Aloha! Such a peaceful Sunday morning‚ where everyone leisure around a beautiful serene Hawaiian Island‚ thinking about tropical fruits and beaches. How could anyone expect anything so terrible would happen? As we all know‚ Japan had been an aggressive country‚ expanding into their neighbor’s territory whenever they had economic problems. There had always been months of negotiations between Japan and U.S. It seemed that war was inevitable. With competent practice
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With skewed curly hair‚ dark bags under his eyes‚ and battered clothing‚ Kurt Vonnegut often looked like a mad scientist. Considering his education in areas of science and his family history‚ this should not come as a surprise. Despite his physical appearance and odd personality‚ Vonnegut maintained a somewhat professional persona‚ caring about the environment‚ human rights‚ and more. Along with his own life experiences‚ this aspect of Vonnegut’s character contributed to his writing and style. From
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“Non-Compete Agreements in Action - Microsoft v. Google” Facts: • Controversial documents • Dr. Kai-Fu Lee joined Microsoft in 1998 to run company operations in China • Knowledge of company trade secrets • Quit Microsoft because he was moving to Google • When Lee was hired Microsoft made him sign a non-compete agreement • Microsoft sued Google and Lee over the non-compete agreement Issue: Does Microsoft have the right to have a non-compete agreement with Dr. Kai-Fu Lee? Discussion: In
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Why Do Women Still Earn Less Than Men? By Laura Fitzpatrick Last year’s tax returns may already be signed‚ sealed and delivered‚ but April 20 is the day the average American woman will finally finish earning her 2009 salary — at least‚ the one she would have received if she were a man. That’s because U.S. women still earned only 77 cents on the male dollar in 2008‚ according to the latest census statistics. (That number drops to 68% for African-American women and 58% for Latinas.) To highlight
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Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond‚ Washington‚ that develops‚ manufactures‚ licenses‚ supports and sells computer software‚ consumer electronics and personal computers and services. Its best known software products are the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems‚ Microsoft Office office-suite and Internet Explorer web browser. Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4‚ 1975. Microsoft is the world’s largest software maker
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Android is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such aanroids smartphones and tablet computers. Initially developed by Android‚ Inc.‚ which Google backed financially and later purchased in 2005‚[9] Android was unveiled in 2007 along with the founding of the Open Handset Alliance: a consortium of hardware‚ software‚ and telecommunication companies devoted to advancing open standards for mobile devices.[10] The first Android-powered phone was sold in October
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However‚ Stalin denied. He insisted that the non-aggression pact still held high importance to the interests of both Germany and the USSR. After this meeting‚ Stalin told Molotov to send the minutes of the discussions that took place to Berlin. This was an attempt to reassure Hitler of Stalin’s continuous loyalty. However the attempt failed. It was three weeks after receiving this memorandum that Hitler first acknowledged to his leading generals that an attack on the Soviets would be sooner than expected
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Bit of Archeology There are lots and lots of opinions on the date of birth of the first computer virus. I know for sure just that there were no viruses on the Babbidge machine‚ but the Univac 1108 and IBM 360/370 already had them ("Pervading Animal" and "Christmas tree"). Therefore the first virus was born in the very beginning of 1970s or even in the end of 1960s‚ although nobody was calling it a virus then. And with that consider the topic of the extinct fossil species closed. Journey’s Start
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