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To: James Connolly who wrote (8427)	9/7/2000 3:18:50 AM
From: lkj	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10309

James, Instead of trying to invent a new discontinuous technology, Microsoft is trying to prolong the Windows Operating System into your living room. Sound crazy? Yes. It's way way worse than promoting CE. Bill Gates is loosing his mind. And Windows CE is turning more and more into a Palm OS killer want-be. This is certainly great news for WRS. Wow, Windows 2001 Vs. VxWorks. This almost sound comical. It's a pity to see Microsoft stumbling so much over the post-PC era. Khan ============================================================ Wednesday September 6 10:31 PM ET Next year's Windows to open up interactive TV for desktop computers SEATTLE (AP) - The next consumer version of Windows, due in 2001, will not only let users watch television on their personal computers but also support what is being touted as the next big thing in home entertainment - interactive TV, Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) said Wednesday. The operating system has supported TV viewing since Windows 98; the next version, codenamed Whistler, will take advantage of new interactive television features currently under development. "We see this as something that, for now, will probably only be used by real hardcore users and in some business applications, like a stockbroker who needs to keep an eye on the news," said Ed Graczyk, director of marketing for Microsoft's TV platform. In the future, however, as set-top cable boxes become more like computers, Windows could power entire entertainment centres from a single computer. "I imagine something that's black and sleek and sits in your living room, instead of something beige and clunky and sits on your desk," Graczyk said. For now, however, Microsoft remains committed to using its Windows CE operating system - a stripped-down version of Windows - for set-top boxes. © The Canadian Press, 2000