91.   Strong holiday sales are crucial to educational software companies such as Edmark, also based in Redmond.

92.   That is especially true of children who play a lot of computer games, as opposed to using educational software.

93.   The acquisition will put Torstar, which also owns the Toronto Star newspaper, deeper into the educational software and publishing market.

94.   The agreement to accept a lower offer may set the stage for a revolt among some shareholders of the educational software company.

95.   The biggest loser in the Seattle area today was educational software maker Edmark, based in Redmond, Washington.

96.   The company has a development agreement with Microsoft for educational software.

97.   The company publishes educational software for children to use at home and at school.

98.   The deal, expected to become final in March or April, will bring together some of the most well-known brands in the toy and educational software kingdoms.

99.   The educational software maker has been gaining in recent sessions on the theory lower computer prices will lead to higher software sales.

100.   The fight over Learning Co. began in October, when SoftKey made its original offer for the educational software producer.