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To: shades who wrote (60169)	5/3/2006 12:41:54 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 110194

Venture Capitalists Shift From China To India .(this is where I put my maserati money) finance.yahoo.com Dwn4lovin still stomping me HONG KONG (Dow Jones)--International venture capital groups are increasingly shifting focus from China to India after years of reduced exposure to the subcontinent, the Financial Times reported on its Web site. The shift underlines the pull of India's fast-growing market for Internet and consumer wireless applications, it said. It also marks a return of international venture capital groups, most of which pulled out after the bursting of the technology stock bubble in 2000. The report cited Ernst & Young, which said international venture capital investors are likely to step up investments in India during the next 12-18 months as technology companies continue to expand research and development capacity in the country. E&Y suggests investment and deal activity will also pick up in China. However, some industry experts believe India could benefit from China's patchy record on protecting intellectual property, the FT said. Newspaper Web site: ft.com -By Hong Kong bureau, Dow Jones Newswires; 852-2802-7002 (END) Dow Jones Newswires May 02, 2006 20:28 ET (00:28 GMT) Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.- - 08 28 PM EDT 05-02-06

To: shades who wrote (60169)	5/3/2006 12:47:09 AM
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Microsoft Agrees To Tentative $70M Settlement With Calif. (while china backs her companies - our lawyers break ours) Dow Jones Newswires Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) reached a tentative $70 Million settlement resolving antitrust claims brought by certain California government entities. The class action suit was filed in August 2004 by the law firm of Townsend and Townsend and Crew, counsel for the City and County of San Francisco and the City of Los Angeles, as well as the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, Los Angeles and Contra Costa. The suit claimed that Microsoft engaged in anticompetitive conduct and "used its market power to overcharge members of the government class." Microsoft denies the suit's claims. The $70 million will be divided among the State of California and the government entities. Those entities can use the settlement benefits to get cash refunds "upon the purchase of any brand of qualifying computer hardware and software." "We value our relationship with these cities and counties and are pleased to reach a settlement that allows us all to focus on the future," said Tom Burt, corporate vice president and deputy general counsel for Microsoft. -Thomas Derpinghaus; 201-938-5400; AskNewswires@dowjones.com Order free Annual Report for Microsoft Corporation Visit djnewswires.ar.wilink.com or call 1-888-301-0513 (END) Dow Jones Newswires