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Dismayed by what he calls the rap-on-the-knuckles antitrust settlement with Microsoft, he's challenging the software king on the Web. So Sun has shifted into overdrive to create the basis for a new generation of Web services. McNealy had better keep the accelerator to the floor<br /<<br /< <b<Available <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_47/b3758001.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link1&t=email"<to all readers</b<</a< <!--after Monday,<br /< November 5</b<--<<br /<<br /< <b<Plus:</b<<br /< <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_47/b3758006.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link2&t=email"<<b<COMMENTARY: SETTLEMENT OR SELLOUT?</b<</a<<br /<Justice's deal gives the software maker room to run over rivals<br /<<br /< <!--<I<From Thursday night until midday Monday,<br /< November 5, for subscribers only**</I<<br /<--< </font< <font class="itext"<<b<Plus:</b<<br /< <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_47/b3758009.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link3&t=email"<<b<CHARLES JAMES DEFENDS THE DEAL</b<</a<<br /<The antitrust chief defends the deal he struck with Microsoft<br /<<br /< <!--<I<From Thursday night until midday Monday,<br /< November 5, for subscribers only**</I<<br /<--< </font<<br /< <!--END....KATHERINE....COVER STORY SECTION--< <!--START....KATHERINE....FIRST OF TWO TOP STORIES SECTION--< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<SPECIAL REPORT</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/01_47/B3758eurofuture.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link4&t=email"< <b<GERMANY</b<</a<<br /< Chancellor Schr?der wants his nation to play a larger role on the world stage. But any wider influence must rest on economic performance--and just when Europe badly needs a powerful engine, German growth is slipping. Can Schr?der overcome the forces of inertia?<br /<<br /< <b<Available <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/toc/01_47/B3758eurofuture.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link4&t=email"<to all readers</b<</a< <!--after Monday,<br /< November 5</b<--<<br /<<br /<</font< <font class="itext"<<b<This, plus many more stories in this Special Report, are available for all readers on Thursday night, Nov. 8</b<<br /<<br /< <!--END....KATHERINE....FIRST OF TWO TOP STORIES SECTION--< <!--START....KATHERINE....SECOND OF TWO TOP STORIES SECTION--< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<GOLF DIGEST</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/golfdigest.htm#GOLFHOME?c=bwinsidernov09&;n=link61&t=email"< <b<FINDING YOUR DREAM HOME</b<</a<<br /<In golf-friendly communities across the country, the good life has never been so good profit margins and the stock price slide any further <br /<<br /< <b<Available <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/lifestyle/golfdigest.htm#GOLFHOME?c=bwinsidernov09&;n=link61&t=email"<to all readers</b<</a<<br /<<br /< </font< <!--END....KATHERINE....SECOND OF TWO TOP STORIES SECTION--< <!--START....SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION....KATHERINE--< <IMG SRC="http://www.businessweek.com/common_images/bw_rule.gif" WIDTH="465" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"<<br /< <font class="itext"<<I<**Remember, only subscribers can see the entire issue. 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Plus: In-depth info on all 500,<br /< extra stories, interactive scoreboards, videos, tools, and more --<br /<<br /< <!--END....SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION....KATHERINE--< <!--START....KATHERINE....DAILY BRIEFING SECTION--< <IMG SRC="http://www.businessweek.com/common_images/bw_rule.gif" WIDTH="465" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"<<br /<<A NAME="today"<</a< <font class="itext"<Here are BW Online highlights from this week:</font<<br /<<br /< <font class="smalltextcaps"<DAILY BRIEFING</font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- COMMENTARY</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001118_4830.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link9&t=email"< <B<The Fed Has More Cutting to Do</B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<If Greenspan & Co.'s favored inflation index is any guide, we can expect more rate reductions -- sooner rather than later </font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- STREET WISE</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001118_4679.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link10&t=email"<<B<Behind Cisco's Happy Talk</B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<While CEO John Chambers boasts of rising revenues and market share, investors may want to take a closer look at those first-quarter results </font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- NEWSMAKER Q&A</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001118_5652.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link11&t=email"<<B<Reflections from a Saudi Prince </B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<Former intelligence chief Turki al Faisal says ties with America remain strong, despite much misunderstanding about his country </font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- A NOT-SO-NEUTRAL CORNER</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001118_5002.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link12&t=email"<<B<Bloomberg's Secret Weapon: Green </B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<New York's mayor-elect owes his victory not just to the kind you spend, but to the candidate who was his own worst enemy </font<<br /<<br/< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- NEWS ANALYSIS</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001118_0265.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link13&t=email"<<B<Can Two Chinas Coexist in the WTO?</B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<Taiwan's entry may further snarl relations with Beijing, especially if it insists on treating the island as an extension and not a separate entity</font< <br /<<br /< <!--END....KATHERINE....DAILY BRIEFING SECTION--< <IMG SRC="http://www.businessweek.com/common_images/bw_rule.gif" WIDTH="465" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"<<br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"< SPEND SOME QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR MONEY</font<<br /< Watch <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwtv/?c=bwinsidernov09&;n=link14&t=email"< <B<BusinessWeek TV</B<</a<</font<, a weekly personal finance<br /< program that follows money from Wall Street to<br /< Main Street: Making it, investing it, and even<br /< spending it.<br /< Check your local listings for station and exact time. <br /<<br /< <!--START....KATHERINE....INVESTING SECTION--< <IMG SRC="http://www.businessweek.com/common_images/bw_rule.gif" WIDTH="465" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"<<br /< <font class="smalltextcaps"<INVESTING</font< <br /<<br /<<A NAME="investing"<</a< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- MARKET SNAPSHOT</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2001/pi2001118_4338.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link16&t=email"<<B<Stocks Retreat from Session Highs</B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<Interest rate cuts in Europe are boosting hopes that central banks are taking the necessary steps to help the global economy recover</font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/8 -- FUND Q&A </font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/nov2001/pi2001118_4085.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link17&t=email"<<B<This GE Fund Is a House of Styles</B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<The GE U.S. Equity Fund's strategic mix -- equal parts growth, value, and analysts' top picks -- has enabled it to top the S&P 500 </font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/2 -- ASK THE ANALYST </font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/mediacenter/list/ask01.htm?/mediacenter/ram/asktheanalyst/tsmith110201.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&;n=link18&t=email"<<B<Smart Plays in Chips </B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<S&P's Thomas Smith on the prospects for the top names in semiconductors</font< <br /<<br /< <!--END....KATHERINE....INVESTING SECTION--< <!--START....KATHERINE....GLOBAL SECTION--< <IMG SRC="http://www.businessweek.com/common_images/bw_rule.gif" WIDTH="465" HEIGHT="3" BORDER="0"<<br /< <font class="smalltextcaps"<GLOBAL BUSINESS</font< <br /<<br /<<A NAME="global"<</a< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/12 -- TECHNOLOGY -- WHAT TO BUY -- PHONES</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_46/b3757715.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link22&t=email"<<B<Japan: A Wonderland for the Wireless Crowd </B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<The pioneer of mobile Web services doesn't rest on its innovations</font< <br /<<br /< <font class="smalltext" color="#999966"<11/5 -- ONLINE ASIA</font<<br /< <font class="itext"< <A HREF="http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/nov2001/nf2001115_3394.htm?c=bwinsidernov09&n=link21&t=email"<<B<Singapore Sticks with Its Chip Program</B<</a<</font< <br /< <font class="itext"<Despite the industry's global woes, the island state's faith that its 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