Claim is made for improving display screen
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In Focus Systems Inc of Beaverton, OR claims to have developed an innovative flat-screen technology. The company says it has found a way to render the performance of 'passive' liquid crystal displays (LCDs) comparable to that of 'active matrix' LCDs, a more expensive technology dominated by Japanese companies. In Focus claims that its technique allows inexpensive computer and television screens to generate color at speeds sufficient for video. Some observers are skeptical that the technique will actually work, and even In Focus officials say more development will be required before a commercial application is possible. Observers nevertheless view the In Focus announcement as significant because it indicates that US companies may be catching up with the Japanese in an important area of technology.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1992
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Microsoft's credo: reward friends, stiff rivals
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Microsoft is under fire for its cutthroat marketing practices. Apple claims that Microsoft, which produces the operating system that runs 80% of the PCs in the US, is attempting to force Apple to stop development on technology that would compete with a Microsoft product by not giving Apple a beta version of a forthcoming product. Apple also claims Microsoft is maneuvering to get Apple to drop lawsuits against the monopoly and that Microsoft CEO William Gates threatened to stop producing Mac applications. Microsoft claims it has no obligation to give rivals beta versions of products, but critics hold that Microsoft should be held to a higher standard since it is the world's largest software maker.
Publication Name: The Wall Street Journal Western Edition
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0193-2241
Year: 1995
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