Some 2, 500 Danes did buy (cheaper) houses in southern Sweden last year, but tax and social-security rules still make it hard to live and work in different countries.

ECONOMIST: Borderless

The office was supposed to make a decision on the rule last year, but there is still no indication when it might act.

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Of course, if Apple had ordered more than it needed last quarter to make sure that it was ahead of the game, it would need fewer still going into winter and might only require 30-35 million.

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The PlayBook was RIM's last real chance to prove that it has a clue -- that it could still make something decidedly cool.

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