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COVER STORY Troubling Exits At Microsoft Once the dream workplace of tech's highest achievers, it is suffering key defections to Google and elsewhere. What's behind the losses? COVER IMAGE: "I'm Outta Here!" GRAPHIC: What Ails Microsoft? GRAPHIC: Not So Crazy Suggestions CHART: Microsoft's Mixed Bag Online Extra: Steve Ballmer Shrugs Off The Critics "If you take a look broadly through our company, we've got more empowered, innovative people than any other company in the world" Online Extra: A Rendezvous With Microsoft's Deep Throat Meet mystery blogger Mini-Microsoft, an employee who runs a virtual watercooler for his corporate colleagues, also anonymous SPECIAL REPORT The Best Of The New Web The Web is no longer for idle wanderings or passive viewing. It's about socializing, sharing -- and creating ONLINE EXTRA: Complete Results of BusinessWeek Online's Survey GLOBAL FINANCE SPECIAL REPORT Rebuilding Japan's Banks Private Equity Goes Shopping Japan's Hedge Heyday UP FRONT Talk Show Don't Cry For Warren Buffett E-Health Gets A Shot In The Arm Building The Flock In Prime Time Staying Aloft A Bond Guru On Your iPod Steve Ells: Now That's One Hot Chipotle For UPS, A Fashion Week Fantasy A Vodka From The Land Of Its Birth READERS REPORT The Promise And Limitations Of Smart Drugs Manufactured-Home Parks: A Booby Trap For Buyers Just How Innovative Is Google? Kraft's "Healthy" Meal? You May As Well Eat Candy Begging To Differ On Bush's Handling Of The Economy China, India -- And What America Needs To Do Now CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS "An Ugly Battle For The Clicker" (Media Centric, Sept. 5, 2005) "Let That Be A Warning" (Cover Story, Sept. 12, 2005) "TCL's French Meal Leads To Indigestion" (Global Wrapup, Sept. 12, 2005) TECHNOLOGY & YOU Bait, Tackle, And GPS MEDIA CENTRIC Is Paul Krugman Worth $49.95? THE BARKER PORTFOLIO A Flop For Martha's Investors BUSINESS OUTLOOK U.S.: Katrina Will Force Hard Choices Central Europe: What's Delaying The Euro NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY Tech Deals: Back With A Vengeance Skype: How A Startup Harnessed The Hoopla Commentary: For Yahoo, Mistrust Is Popping Up Open Season On Big Oil Getting More Miles To The Gallon -- Fast The Mother Of All Toxic Cleanups Swept Away, Only To Land On Their Feet Commentary: The Law Of Gravity Doesn't Apply IN BIZ THIS WEEK Henry Kravis: Henry The Immovable Wachovia Wins One Bringing In The Shaves Fast Cash For Ford A Broadband Arms Race Et Cetera... Closing Bell: Tyson Foods WASHINGTON OUTLOOK Can Congress Dish Out Relief Without Pork? Guns And Water: The Rage Of The NRA ASIAN BUSINESS Stealing Managers From The Big Boys Not Much Tread On These Welcome Mats Sounds Great -- It Floats EUROPEAN BUSINESS Europe Circles The Flat Tax GM Europe Gets Traction INTERNATIONAL OUTLOOK Warning Flags For Investors In India Israel Shakes Up Its Banking Sector EU And Turkey: Talks Still On Track New Rules For Mexican Voters THE CORPORATION Turning The Tide Crawling Out Of The Wreckage MARKETING Marriott Hip? Well, It's Trying MANUFACTURING Commentary: The Green American Car Company? If At First You Don't Succeed... Engines: Less Fuel, Fewer Emissions, More Power ENVIRONMENT The New Clean Fuel: Coal Producer Goes Green FINANCE Life Without AmEx The SEC: Cracking Down On Spin Report From A General In The SEC's War On Fraud An Unbreached Financial Levee SOCIAL ISSUES Taking The Taint Out Of Giving WORKPLACE Boeing's Strike: Go Figure PERSONAL BUSINESS Antiquities To Grow Old With Road Warrior Weight Loss Travelin' Light The SUV Refined Scotch Whisky For The Rest Of Us Wheels Of Fortune PLUS Go Green And Save Lots Of Spas Are Getting A Makeover Legends Of Rock In Napa Valley INSIDE WALL STREET Hungry For Hyperion? The Buzzing About Honeywell Cooper Tire Could Really Make Tracks FIGURES OF THE WEEK Figures of the Week (.pdf) Online Extra: Production Index Components IDEAS -- BOOKS Get Rich: Here's The Math IDEAS -- VIEWPOINT Land Of Unequal Opportunity EDITORIALS Katrina: Help People, Not Places A Wide-Open Window In Japan INTERNATIONAL -- READERS REPORT What's On The Tube? Here's A Better Answer A Whopping Diners Club Tab For Expats INTERNATIONAL -- INT'L FIGURES OF THE WEEK International Figures Of The Week (.pdf)
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