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Re: [News] [Rival] Comcast Gives Microsoft's TV the Boot, Makes Open Source Moves

  • Subject: Re: [News] [Rival] Comcast Gives Microsoft's TV the Boot, Makes Open Source Moves
  • From: "[H]omer" <spam@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 22:40:48 +0100
  • In-reply-to: <2272925.rgmKrG5tIt@schestowitz.com>
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Verily I say unto thee, that Roy Schestowitz spake thusly:
> Comcast will no longer use Microsoft's TV software
> 
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | The next big test for Microsoft TV will be the fate of its IPTV
> | initiatives, Rosoff said.
> | 
> | [...]
> | 
> | Comcast says GuideWorks also will support future
> | "cross-platform features" that integrate its Internet,
> | cable and digital voice offerings.
> `----
> 
> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/315614_msftcomcast15.html
> 
> The company has made some surprising moves recently and it bets on Open
> Source on the face of it.

Isn't MS a major Comcast investor?

MS TV must be very, *very* bad indeed.

-- 
K.
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