After takin' a swig o' grog, Roy Schestowitz belched out this bit o' wisdom:
> Verizon takes over Microsoft TV code
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> ,----[ 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
>
> Also:
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> FiOS TV and MSFT: When End-to-End Becomes Best of Breed
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> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Quoting: "With the project in danger of running behind schedule, Verizon
> | sent its own employees to oversee the work between Microsoft and Motorola.
> | Engineers from all three companies had several meetings a day to nudge
> | the project along. Eventually, Verizon took over the development of the
> | program guide altogether from Microsoft, and ended up writing a new
> | version of the software that was less memory-intensive."
> `----
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> http://weblogs.jupiterresearch.com/analysts/laszlo/archives/017055.html
Did they have to give it back to Microsoft?
Anyway, the TV follows Microsoft's typical path in its forays into new
endeavors. Cobble together a piece of crap, get someone to buy it, then
gradually fix it over the course of years until it is somewhat usable.
Much like their course with Windows.
A quote from the first article:
After years of effort, Microsoft is finally making significant
headway in the television marketplace. Verizon, Comcast, and SBC (now
AT&T) have all signed on to use the company's TV technology, as
have major international players like BT. Microsoft's TV division may
experience growing pains, but these will do little to prevent the
company from becoming key industry player.
God help us all.
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