[Microsoft's omnipresence was apparent at the show in statements from executives of open source companies.] Microsoft is the largest software read more

[Microsoft's omnipresence was apparent at the show in statements from executives of open source companies.] Microsoft is the largest software company in the world. They are our competition, ... The day when they're not the competition is when we'll stop talking about them.

Tobacco operating fundamentals sequentially strengthened from the first to the second quarter, and third-quarter performance generally retained that stronger momentum. read more

Tobacco operating fundamentals sequentially strengthened from the first to the second quarter, and third-quarter performance generally retained that stronger momentum. Results are also particularly encouraging, in our view, given Kraft's continued weak and disappointing overall operating performance...[Philip Morris USA] is delivering an improved balance of market share and operating profit performance.

They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want read more

They don't want to be taken out of circulation. They want to unplug from the pressures, yes, but they want to plug back in to something they're passionate about: Maybe they always wanted to make violins or save the homeless kids on the mall. Now, the mortgage and orthodontic-bill pressure is gone and they can do things they've always wanted to do.

Chris [Henderson], our guitar player, has eight feet of water in his house,

Chris [Henderson], our guitar player, has eight feet of water in his house,

And on the flip side, they know us pretty well. There won't be any big secrets.

And on the flip side, they know us pretty well. There won't be any big secrets.

I think the rest of the country is getting a little bit better picture of what it is to be read more

I think the rest of the country is getting a little bit better picture of what it is to be a Vermonter. He's voting his conscience. I just wish the rest of the Congress was like that.

They have the highest customer satisfaction that I've seen.

They have the highest customer satisfaction that I've seen.

It was definitely a good result because it was a really tough test today, where only those riders who are read more

It was definitely a good result because it was a really tough test today, where only those riders who are in shape had any chance of doing well,

Chickenpox is not necessarily a benign disease or a childhood rite of passage. We don't recommend parents expose their children. read more

Chickenpox is not necessarily a benign disease or a childhood rite of passage. We don't recommend parents expose their children. The vaccine is best.