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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Linux becomes the /de facto/ standard in places.
>
> Siemens Tops Microsoft In IPTV Market, Analyst Firm Says
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>| "In addition, Microsoft is seen as less open than Siemens,
>| which acquired its IPTV software last year by buying Myrio
>| Corp. Some service providers are concerned that if they
>| buy Microsoft products, they won't have the option of using
>| another vendor's products as their networks grow."
> `----
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> http://www.techweb.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=193302994&cid=RSSfeed_TechWeb
>
Obviously, if you buy Microsoft, you won't be able to change. Their
whole model is based on vendor lock-in. The next bit you come to buy
will be priced at 60% of the cost of replacing /everything/ with an open
solution. That's how lock-in works.
>
> Here are some links I once collected:
>
> Intel Wants Its Cake Both Ways
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| ...Which will it be, Intel: open or closed? Standardized or
>| proprietary? Chocolate or strawberry?
> `----
>
> http://www.fool.com/News/mft/2006/mft06101016.htm?source=eptyholnk303100&logvisit=y&npu=y
> http://tinyurl.com/pb2yo
>
>
> Microsoft partners with major players on IPTV Edition-powered SoC STBs
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| With Zune and Vista hogging all the headlines these days,
>| you may have forgotten that Microsoft is also hard at
>| work pushing its IPTV Edition software platform into
>| living rooms around the world...
> `----
>
> http://www.engadget.com/2006/10/10/microsoft-partners-with-major-players-on-iptv-edition-powered-so/
>
>
> Nortel not the only winner at Telus IPTV deal
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| If that results in any new business for Cisco then
>| acquisition of Minerva can't be too improbable, and then
>| it would own an end to end IPTV system, with or without
>| Microsoft middleware.
> `----
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/24/nortel_telus_iptv_deal/
>
>
> Electronics firms plan Internet televisions
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> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The new televisions will use Linux operating systems
>| instead of Microsoft Windows, it added. That feature
>| is aimed at cutting the time needed to boot up and
>| reducing the risk of virus infection.
> `----
>
> http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Parody_of_Al_Gore_Film_tied_0803.html#comments
>
>
> TV Makers to Collaborate on Internet TV Standards
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The new sets reportedly will be based on the Linux
>| operating system.
> `----
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> http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/52614.html
>
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| The Japanese consumer electronics companies aim to
>| develop broadband-enabled televisions that can
>| download and display videos from the internet without
>| the need for a separate set-top box or computer.
>|
>| They plan to establish a common standard for aspects
>| of internet TV, based on a Linux operating system.
> `----
>
> http://informitv.com/articles/2006/08/05/internettvplans/
>
>
> Verizon takes over Microsoft TV code
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| Unhappy over the memory footprint of applications and
>| delays in rolling them out, Verizon has ditched some
>| of Microsoft's television software and has chosen
>| instead to write its own.
> `----
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> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060914-7742.html
>
>
> MythTV vs Windows Media Centre: is Linux still in with a chance?
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
>| In terms of functionality, the machines were identical.
>|
>| MCE is beautiful to look at and use -- but if had the
>| choice between a swankier interface and saving a few
>| hundred dollars on the cost of the unit, I'd go for
>| saving the money anyday.
> `----
>
> http://www.apcstart.com/site/amills/2006/09/1458/mythtv-vs-windows-media-centre-is-linux-still-in-with-a-chance
>
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