Linux has grown into a real threat for the Microsoft Empire, even as Microsoft is being threatened by a massive break-up. AOL has taken over Time-Warner, a feat unimagined a year ago. MCI WorldCom, who already controls, through UUNet and MCI, a huge chunk of the Internet backbone, bought Sprint to just about give them the rest. Plus, a wireless network that MCI WorldCom wanted in the worst way. A major polling service, Harris Poll, has switched to nothing but online polling.
Presidential candidates spew out their opinions and even raise money online.
A major news out-let uses big name reporters to launch their own online news program. IPOs galore happened over the last year. A truly amazing thing that was. The market is being fueled by tech stocks like it has been by no other in years. Amazon went from having their CEO named Time s Person of the Year to being forced to lay off workers a short time later.