Linux becomes the /de facto/ standard in places.
Siemens Tops Microsoft In IPTV Market, Analyst Firm Says
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| "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
Here are some links I once collected:
Intel Wants Its Cake Both Ways
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| ...Which will it be, Intel: open or closed? Standardized or
| proprietary? Chocolate or strawberry?
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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
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| 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...
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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
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| 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.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/24/nortel_telus_iptv_deal/
Electronics firms plan Internet televisions
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| 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.
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http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Parody_of_Al_Gore_Film_tied_0803.html#comments
TV Makers to Collaborate on Internet TV Standards
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| The new sets reportedly will be based on the Linux
| operating system.
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http://www.linuxinsider.com/rsstory/52614.html
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| 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.
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http://informitv.com/articles/2006/08/05/internettvplans/
Verizon takes over Microsoft TV code
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| 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?
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| In terms of functionality, the machines were identical.
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| 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.
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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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