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1)What does this mean for Sprint subscribers?
Firstly, this would mean that there still would be a Sprint to subscribe to. The other concern would be the interests of Softbank, a Japanese company and whether this would affect American customers such as pricing plans or changes in billing. Due to this influx of cash, this could be a further expansion of Sprint leading it to become a larger competitive force in the industry, things such as LTE coverage or signal is one such example.

2)Should AT&T and Verizon be concerned about Sprint’s new global partner?
Yes, as this deal will give Sprint a larger boost in the market, other companies will need to ensure they remain competitive. They need to differentiate themselves from Sprint either through better service or lower prices. Although it is bad for other companies as it bites into their profits, customers have more variety to choose from and prevents a monopoly from taking hold.

-Ga Ho Lin

China has been a major economic player in the world economy yet it is not known for its technological prowess in modern times. However, it has been playing catchup with the rest of the world. They have been adopting many technologies from other countries implementing them, with one example being the magnet trains which has provided faster transportation and made available for use. Although there have been positive benefits to having technology improved in areas, there have been negative effects due to how it is handled. One major example of this is the censorship of the internet where the government has banned information access on what they view to be harmful. This essentially slows down progress in areas such as information ethics. So technology in China can go both ways, it can be for the betterment of its society
or not.
-Ga Ho Lin

What is Microsoft offering to to compete with the various other cloud systems such as dropbox and Google Drive?

I personally have never used Access before. It seems that it is used by others to store data and basically seems like a excel database. It is used to combine and quickly look up information used in spreadsheets. Doing so helps people by placing data in one single place.
http://www.opengatesw.net/ms-access-tutorials/What-Is-Microsoft-Access-Used-For.htm

Ga Ho Lin