Stocks Trump Scholarship

A 19-year-old passes on a free ride to Stanford to become CEO of a wireless startup. Microsoft makes a big push for wireless outside of the U.S., and more bad news for N.Y. commuters who like their cell phones, as Elisa Batista chats about the latest wireless news. (5:55 min.)

Jud Bowman believes in wireless communications so much that he passed up a full scholarship to Stanford to start his own company. Elisa Batista discusses his decision, and more news from the unwired world.

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