Copycats, your number's up
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Matsushita, IBM, Toshiba and Intel are calling for changes to the standard for hard disks which would permit copy protection to be included in set-top boxes, PCs, personal stereos and digital VCRs. This would effectively stop the digital copying of audio and video.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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And now for Bill Gates's next trick
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Microsoft's new Windows XP operating system will be available in different versions for home, office and data-centre use. However, each version will use the same underlying code, thus making support and driver development easier.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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Stop this magahertz madness
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The continuing emphasis on speed as the key measure of a PC's performance is discussed. Particular attention is given to rivalry between AMD and Intel to produce the world's fastest chip.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 2001
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