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To: damniseedemons who wrote (15984)1/10/1998 12:12:00 PM
From: Daniel Schuh  Read Replies (1) of 24154
 
Sun, TCI tune to set-top boxes news.com

The announcement boosts Sun's hopes of advancing Java as a universal computer language and extends its reach beyond the computer into the realm of consumer electronics. It also deals a blow to rival Microsoft, which had hoped to be the first to strike a deal with TCI. Microsoft is angling to incorporate a version of its Windows operating system into TCI's digital set-top boxes.

During a conference call announcing the agreement with Sun, Bruce Ravenel, senior vice president of TCI, acknowledged TCI has been in conversations with Microsoft but declined to disclose their substance. Microsoft chief executive Bill Gates is scheduled to deliver an address at the Consumer Electronics Show tomorrow in Las Vegas that's rumored to contain an announcement regarding TCI.

So, we'll see what comes up today. There was another story somewhere saying that Bill was asking for an exclusive deal with TCI in exchange for his $1 billion, I'd guess that's not in the cards anymore. What's in the cards, we'll just have to wait and see. This game's being played on Malone's field, not Bill's, and I doubt Big John will give up home field advantage without a fight.

Cheers, Dan.
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