Stories From The Issue Of » February 20, 2006
COVER STORY

  • It's Open Season
    As Oracle and other major software companies buy open-source vendors, the commercial market takes on a new and uncertain look


The U.S. Patent System In Crisis
The U.S. patent system is in disarray. Change requires not just a better system, but better patents, too.


Yahoo's Challenge
Yahoo faces many challenges as it tries to turn vast sums of data it has on visitors into revenue. Another challenge: that little company called Google.

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