Week in review: In the dark?
A human error caused a power outage that left the 360,000 customers, the Pacific Stock Exchange and numerous Web sites in the dark. Thankfully, the rest of the Net routed traffic around the Bay Area and barely noticed a thing.
XOOM.com's IPO didn't inflate in the way that other IPOs have in the last few months. Is it possible we're seeing the wane of autumn's massive climbs?
In Microsoft-DOJ news this week, it seems Judge Thomas Penfield-Jackson might be sympathizing with Microsoft. So far, his rulings have seemed to favor the DOJ, but regarding Sun and Java, he wonders if Sun was just too slow on the uptake. The case still has momentum, even though South Carolina bowed out of the 20-state coalition filing suit against Microsoft.
Finally, Netscape gave developers a sneak preview of its new layout engine -- leapin' lizards, they're calling it Gecko. And Apple interim-CEO Steve Jobs promised smaller, cheaper Apples in the first part of 1999. He also said the Mac's price will come down next year.
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