Anyone opening a Barclays current account will be asked whether they want statements provided online or through the post, although the internet option is the default position.

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Its iTunes music store has made buying music and video over the Internet a viable option for the non-technical.

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Amidst all the cacaphony of voices calling for some form of government regulation or rules to control Microsoft's growing dominance in operating systems and Internet browsers, one option was completely overlooked.

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