[More MSFT news]
On MSNBC site today they reported on both the WebTV purchase by Microsoft and a strange piece about Larry Ellison (Larry, that is, being the strange one) the business guts of which is he wants Apple for its multimedia capabilities; Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. is referenced for its content, as I recall.
Here are a couple of paragraphs from PR Newswire (I think) about TV and PC convergence. The whole story carries a long list of companies that plan to contribute (Sorry, I have no URL.) Bye for now. -- Tom
<<Microsoft Windows to Deliver Digital TV Experience Enabling Technologies Predicted to Ship on 40 Million PCs by 2000
LAS VEGAS, April 6 /PRNewswire -- Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) today announced that the next releases of the Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Windows NT(R) operating systems will enable PCs to receive video and digital data from existing satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcast sources. Effective with these new versions, every copy of Windows shipped is expected to include the ability to receive interactive entertainment and information delivered via the high-speed nationwide television networks. The enabling hardware for this technology is expected to add a nominal amount to the cost of PCs.
"With this innovative technology, PCs running Windows can deliver the benefits of digital TV and high-speed Internet 'push' technology in one cost- effective package," said Jim Allchin, senior vice president of the platforms group at Microsoft. "The combined power of television and the PC promises to revolutionize the way we use TVs and PCs, purchase goods and services, access the Internet, and communicate with friends and family."
"The ability for PCs to receive NBC's current television programming combined with NBC's ability to enhance that programming for PC viewers is an exciting concept," said Marty Yudkovitz, president of NBC Interactive. "We anticipate that our digital television signal, in the future, will be received by computers as well as digital television sets." >> |
