Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : How high will Microsoft fly? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: johnd who wrote (48970)	9/5/2000 9:35:32 AM
From: Proud_Infidel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74651

Microsoft tuning in digital TV By Steve Gelsi, CBS.MarketWatch.com Last Update: 7:48 AM ET Sep 5, 2000 NewsWatch Latest headlines REDMOND, Wash. (CBS.MW) - Microsoft is expected to announce a digital TV component to its next version of Windows, according to published reports on Tuesday. The Wall Street Journal reported that Microsoft (MSFT: news, msgs) plans to offer its software for digital television set-top boxes dubbed Microsoft TV. It'll be part of the so-called Whistler version of its PC operating system due out in the latter half of next year. The software giant plans to demonstrate the technology at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam on Friday, said the newspaper, which cited "people familiar with Microsoft strategy." Microsoft plans to challenge competitors such as Open TV (OPTV: news, msgs) by offering consumers the opportunity to use a single device to power their TV sets and PCs. Shares of Microsoft rose 37.5 cents to $70.19 on Friday.