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COVER STORY
Linux Inc. Linus Torvalds once led a ragtag band of software geeks. Not anymore. Here's an inside look at how the unusual Linux business model increasingly threatens Microsoft
COVER IMAGE: Linux Inc.
CHART: Where Linux Is Going
GRAPHIC: How Linux Inc. Works
GRAPHIC: Where's Linux?
GRAPHIC: How To Profit From Free Software
ONLINE EXTRA: Linux ``Has The Potential to Fragment''
Online Extra: Linux Inc. Photo Essay
INTERNATIONAL COVER STORY
Global Aging It's not just Europe -- China and other emerging-market economies are aging fast, too. There are solutions, but it's time to act
COVER IMAGE: Global Aging
CHART: A Graying Planet
ONLINE EXTRA: France: Too Tilted Toward Youth?
ONLINE EXTRA: How a Gray Japan Can Thrive
ONLINE EXTRA: "I Wonder Who Will Support Us"
ONLINE EXTRA: Argentina's Broken Pension Promise
The Great Wail Of China
GRAPHIC: Vital Stat
Retire? More Finns Are Thinking Twice
ONLINE EXTRA: Aging More Productively in Finland
GRAPHIC: Vital Stat
Mexico: A Pension Patchwork With Big Holes
GRAPHIC: Vital Stat
India: A Nation Of Dropouts
GRAPHIC: Vital Stat
Iran: Perfect Demography, Lousy Economy
GRAPHIC: Vital Stat
Commentary: Productivity Can Make Up The Gap Demographics will not mean doom if we focus on fostering innovation
GRAPHIC: What's Needed: Not That Big A Leap
Online Extra: Global Aging Photo Essay
UP FRONT
Talk Show
COOs: Less Room At The Top
Updraft In The Windy City
Virtual Immigration Enforcers
Chip Shot
Gerald Greenwald: This Time, He's Taking The Train
A Corporate Peace Corps Catches On
First-Run Films In Your Living Room?
READERS REPORT
Best And Worst Managers: Readers' Picks
Weighing In On Rumsfeld And Rove
Dell Computers Are Built By Dell Workers In Dell Plants
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
"Microsoft's CFO Will Split" (In Business This Week, Jan. 24, 2005)
"The Cash Heads Home" (News: Analysis & Commentary, Dec. 27, 2004)
BOOKS
Why You Lost All That Money
TECHNOLOGY & YOU
When A BlackBerry Is Overkill
ECONOMIC VIEWPOINT
The High-Tech Threat From China
INDUSTRY INSIDER
Dow Chemical's Aussie Alchemist
BUSINESS OUTLOOK
U.S.: Strong Demand Is Firing Up U.S. Factories
Spain: Growing Risks For A Star Performer
NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
Why Greenspan Isn't That Worried
The Mystery Of The Sleeping Long Bonds
Commentary: That Trade Deficit Is No Debacle
Interactive TV: What's In The Cards?
Motorola Sharpens The Razr Edge
Shaking Up Intel's Insides
Commentary: Needed: More Bite To Fight Fat
Commentary: A Simple Way To Make Boards Behave
IN BIZ THIS WEEK
Stephen Cooper: Doctor Doughnut
It Just Wasn't GM's Year
New VC In The Valley
Charter Goes CEO Hunting
Abbott Is In The Pink
Et Cetera...
Closing Bell: Maytag
WASHINGTON OUTLOOK
Why The Clean Air Fight Is Likely To Be A Draw
The Short List To Head The FCC
Can A "Code" Keep Euro Arms Sales Safe?
ASIAN BUSINESS
This Japanese Steelmaker Is Red-Hot
Commentary: Will China Mourn Zhao?
Pakistan: Birth Of A Telecom Revolution
EUROPEAN BUSINESS
The EU's Trade Doctor Is In
ONLINE EXTRA: A Talk With Europe's Trade Czar
No Relief For AstraZeneca
Liberte, Egalite , Affirmative Action
Pushing Back Against Putin
INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK
Iraq: After the Election, It Won't Get Easier
More Woes For Britain's Tories
Venezuela's Oil Giant Still In Disarray
THE CORPORATION
Back To Earth For Apollo Group?
ONLINE EXTRA: A Talk With Apollo Group's CEO
Chiron's Flu Aches May Last Awhile
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Taking Quick Aim Against Snipers
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MCI's Capellas: "We're Not A Phone Company"
ONLINE EXTRA: MCI Is Looking for Safety
ONLINE EXTRA: Michael Capellas On The New MCI
WORKING LIFE
Far From The Madding Crowd
GOVERNMENT
Commentary: The Real Retirement Time Bomb
MEDIA
Commentary: Free Press Gets A Whole New Meaning
MARKETING
Can VW Find Its Beetle Juice?
Online Extra: Volkswagen Photo Essay
FINANCE
Loading Up On Junk
Can The Street Make Research Pay?
Molasses In January
The Terminator Of Public Pensions?
PERSONAL BUSINESS
Is Your Bond Fund Reliable?
ONLINE EXTRA: A Fixed-Income Fund with a Twist
ONLINE EXTRA: This High-Yield Fund Skirts Risk
ONLINE EXTRA: Tapping States for a Tax-Exempt Fund
Bond Fund Scoreboard (.pdf)
ONLINE EXTRA: Interactive Mutual Fund Scoreboard
Between You, The Doctor, And The PC
Acura's Surprise Showstopper
FOOTNOTES
Teaching the ABCs
Ready For A Snow-Shovel Workout?
Kentucky's Other Track
THE BARKER PORTFOLIO
These Papers Could Really Deliver
INSIDE WALL STREET
A Schlumberger Surge?
J & J Snacks: No Belt Tightening
The Dutch May Tune In Arbitron
FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Figures of the Week (.pdf)
Online Extra: Production Index Components
EDITORIALS
How Nations Can Age Gracefully
Don't Pass The Buck On Pensions
Iraq: Bravery And The Ballot
INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT
Revisiting The Origins Of Rock 'n' Roll
Where To Find The Magic At Coke
Is IBM's Deal With China A Blunder For Big Blue?
INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK
Int'l Figures of the Week (.pdf)
INTERNATIONAL -- EDITORIALS
Airbus: The Wrong Lessons
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Commentary: Why Europe Inc. Is Jumping Ship
January 17, 2005
The Gaijin Who Saved Nissan
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