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MS vs. Linux.</font><br><br> </font></font> 433 </td> 434 </tr> 435 <!-- Commentary Frag End --> 436 <tr> 437 <td align="left" bgcolor="#000000"> </td> 438 <td bgcolor="#000000"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#FFFFFF"><b>CURRENT HOO-HA</b></font></td> 439 </tr> 440 441 <tr> 442 <td> </td> 443 <td> 444 <img src="http://static.wired.com/news/images/spacer.gif" height="5" width="5" alt=""> 445 <br> 446 447 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/mp3/0,1285,,00.html">MP3 Rocks the Web</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Download the sound. <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://r.hotwired.com/r/wn_fd_mp3_r_mscm_txt/http://webfarm.mediaplex.com/click_thru_request/164-1361b-1052" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">Musicmaker</font></a></i></font><br><br> 448 449 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/wireless/0,1382,,00.html">The Wireless World</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Networking gets unplugged. <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://www.ericsson.se/get/internet/default.shtml" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">Ericsson</font></a></i></font><br><br> 450 451 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/digiwood/0,1412,,00.html">Digital Hollywood</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">The buzz of tech.</font><br><br> 452 453 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/ipo/0,1350,,00.html">IPO Outlook</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Deals in the pipeline. <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://r.hotwired.com/r/wn_ipo_r_sun_txt/http://sun.com/ads/smi/brand/hotwired.html" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">Sun</font></a></i></font><br><br> 454 455 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/ebiz/0,1272,,00.html">E-Biz</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Business unusual. <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://r.wired.com/r/wn_fd_r_ebiz_ibm_txt/http://www.ibm.com" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">IBM</font></a></i></font><br><br> 456 457 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/medtech/0,1286,,00.html">Med-Tech Center</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">From the bleeding edge.<br><i>Sponsored by WebMD</i></font><br><br> 458 459 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/linux/0,1411,,00.html">The Linux Effect</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Not just for geeks.</font><br><br> <img src="http://static.wired.com/news/images/spacer.gif" height="7" width="5" alt=""><br> 460 461 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/exec/0,1370,,00.html">Executive Summary</a></b></font><br><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">CEOs, COOs, CIOs unite. <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://r.wired.com/r/wn_exec_r_vign/http://www.vignette.com/" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">Vignette</font></a></i></font><br><br> 462 463 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/school/0,1383,,00.html">Making the Grade</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Reading, writing, and ROM. <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://r.hotwired.com/r/wn_sch_r_nav_uop/http://ads25.focalink.com/SmartBanner/page?12630.53" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">U of Phoenix</font></a></i></font><br><br> 464 465 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/infostructure/0,1377,,00.html">Infostructure</a></b></font><br><font size="1" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#000000">An IS/IT resource <br><i>Sponsored by <a href="http://r.wired.com/r/wn_is_r_ssec/http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;653163;3599571;s?http://www.sprintbiz.com/s%0Aervlet/appservlet?from=/wired/sprint/&template=/security/security.html&SITE=%0Awired.com&BANNER=Sprint" style="text-decoration:none"><font color="#000000">Sprint</font></a></i></font></font><br><br> 466 467 <font size="2" face="Arial,Helvetica, sans-serif"><b><a href="/news/y2k/0,1360,,00.html">Y2K Watch</a></b></font><br><font size="2" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1" face="Arial, Geneva, sans-serif" color="#000000">Tick... 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