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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology

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Appendix II 541• Google <strong>and</strong> other free Web-based applications <strong>of</strong>fer newalternatives for <strong>of</strong>fice s<strong>of</strong>tware.• Apple introduces the iPhone <strong>and</strong> new iPods with innovativeuser interfaces.• Albert Fert <strong>and</strong> Peter Grunberg receive the Nobel Prize inphysics for their development <strong>of</strong> “giant magnetoresistance,”a phenomenon that enables disk drives to read fainter, moredensely packed magnetic signals. The result is shrinkingdisks <strong>and</strong>/or greater storage capacity.2008• A record amount <strong>of</strong> money is raised online during the presidentialelection campaign.• Micros<strong>of</strong>t engages in a protracted campaign to acquireonline rival Yahoo!• Providers <strong>and</strong> advocacy groups struggle over net neutrality(equal treatment <strong>of</strong> online applications <strong>and</strong> content).

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