Insight Into Chinese Internet

The battle for the internet in the coming years will be in China. With nearly 100 million users already and showing nothing by growth, many companies with business on the net are building models for China. In a recent interview, Mary Meeker of Morgan Stanley provided some insight into where that market is going.

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Microsoft, Metaphors, And Out-Googling Google

Microsoft has more than a few thorns in its side lately, but that's what happens to megalithic companies expanding and overflowing their manicured lawns into the brush. The software/search/game/everything-else company is more than a giant, it's a fat giant, living off the spoils of a decade before, suddenly noticing the trouble it has climbing stairs.

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Microsoft Versus Google: Drawing The Lines

The battlefield looks to be set. The young, vigorous commander has come to the field of battle and he's playing to win. He's strong, he's clever and he's brilliant. He's also hired brilliant mercenaries, both old and young, to strengthen his fortifications and construct new weapons. He's red hot and he's ready to fight but he might be just a bit nave.

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