Mountain View's Locke suggests that the server location be taken out of the equation by basing the point of sale on where the company's headquarters are located, and Hennepin County's Johnson pointed out that software and computer-generated music transactions may prove to be undetectable and therefore untaxable.

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The introduction of horse into that equation hasn't changed this fundamental point.

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The essential point is that at the heart of the Microsoft value equation is their near lock on desktop operating systems.

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The equation of the trend line shows that every point on the freedom index was worth 0.36% annual return over the past year.

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The equation of the trend line shows that every point on the freedom index was worth 0.33% annual return over the past year.

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The equation of the trend line shows that every point on the freedom index was worth 0.80% annual return over the past 3 years.

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When you eliminate strong partisans on both sides of the aisle from the equation, that difference shrinks to just under 1-point (50-49).

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It has a slight fruitiness, just a hint of citrus, and the unique taste rye brings to the whiskey equation (think rye bread) but the smoothness is the selling point.

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