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How the IBM PC Won, Then Lost, the Personal Computer Market

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And in 2005, the Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group purchased IBM's PC business. The idea of putting together a PC outside of IBM's development process disturbed some committee members. But it took more than a year and scores of meetings for IBM's contract and legal teams to authorize the terms. In 1995, IBM CEO Louis V.

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Perspective: Why Carbon Emissions Should Not Have Been the Focus of the UN Climate Change Summit and Why the 15th Conference of the Parties Should Have Focused on Technology Transfer

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Based on calculations by the International Energy Agency (IEA), 75% of the growth in the world’s energy demand from 2005 to 2030 will come from developing countries. Other transaction costs include the search of partners, the drafting of contracts, legal assistance, etc. According to the IEA, global energy demand will grow 55% by 2030.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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Environmentalists and industries resurrected the idea in recent years as a centerpiece of measures to address global warming and growing oil imports. The program will reduce emissions fifteen percent below 2005 levels by 2020. nationals and legal residents. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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