I'm quoting this from the "hack this whatever its called" website: >>Finally, here's one last tidbit of information... pcweek is owned by Ziff-Davis publishing >>Excerpt from the ZD home page >>Ziff-Davis is a publicly traded company listed on the New York Stock Exchange >>(NYSE). A majority interest is owned by SOFTBANK CORPORATION. >>SOFTBANK is Japan's largest distributor of computer software... >>Excerpt from Microsoft's home page >>REDMOND, Wash. - March 24, 1999 - Microsoft Corp. today announced it has >>signed a memorandum of understanding to enter a joint venture with Softbank >>Corp. and Yahoo! Japan to create the Japanese version of the MSN CarPoint >>online service...The initial capital of the new company will be $7 million, with 50 >>percent of its common stock owned by Softbank, 40 percent by Microsoft and 10 >>percent by Yahoo! Japan. Masayoshi Son will be CEO and president of the new >>company... >>Excerpt from the ZD home page-- >>ZIFF-DAVIS INC. >>DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS >>Masayoshi Son >> Director Draw your own conclusions, free thinkers....