In brief, the nine dissenting states believe - as do others - that Microsoft's argument that it's impossible to divorce such components as Internet Explorer from the base operating system are specious. To butress their argument, the states want to examine the source for Windows XP - specifically, the embedded version of the OS. The article notes potential customers can buy the embedded system in some 10,000 individual pieces. While most are individual device drivers components also include - you guessed it - Internet Explorer and Windows Media Player. Among the state's goals is a 'stripped down' version of Windows that, they believe, would foster competition. Inasmuch as this was among the original anti-trust complaints, it directly addresses concerns of competitors.

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One vendor's system correctly identified an individual about half the time, while a competitor's reached 94%. That sounds good until you start doing the math - in a thousand people, that's 60 mistakes. Multiply 60 by the thousands of people who travel by air each day, and you get an unworkable mess.

Scanning Tech a Blurry Picture. About those eye and face scans that promise to ferret out the evildoers: The feds say they don't work as well as advertised. By Declan McCullagh and Robert Zarate [Wired News - Technology] 

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