t its next leader. But, though the committee is headed up by John Thompson, CEO of Virtual Instruments and the former CEO of security software giant Symantec, most expect Gates — as usual — to be the key decision maker on that choice, too. A Microsoft spokesman declined comment. Back to top The Decline

ieve e-mails from other computers. The Chinese service also reportedly penetrated companies that provide Internet services, including Google, Yahoo!, Symantec, and Adobe, which allowed it to track e-mails and enclosures of individuals. With such an invisible army of zombie computers, it is not entirely sur-

etrieve emails from other computers. The Chinese service also reportedly penetrated companies that provide Internet services, including Google Yahoo, Symantec, and Adobe, which allowed it to track emails and enclosures of individuals. With such an invisible army of zombie computers, it is not entirely surpr

ct its next leader. But, though the committee is headed up by John Thompson, CEO of Virtual Instruments and the former CEO of security software giant Symantec, most expect Gates — as usual — to be the key decision maker on that choice, too. A Microsoft spokesman declined comment. Back to top The Decline of