Tech: Metricom assets; Financing; MS suit
updated 03:15 pm EST, Fri November 2, 2001
Afternoon tech news: The assets of of Metricom, which once maintained the Ricochet wireless Internet access system, have been sold for $8.5 million to Aerie Networks; Computer makers are beginning to implement financing plans similar to car manufacturers in order to boost sagging sales; The Government's anti-trust pursuit of Microsoft is nearly over, as a settlement is reached and waiting approval.


