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To: Tom Chwojko-Frank who wrote (23021)	5/20/1999 3:15:00 PM
From: Sir Francis Drake	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

Tom, that sounds very interesting - pray tell more! I know that the Redmond gang has been kicking the broad bandwidth scenarios for a long time, in particular I remember the focus on the interactive audio/video/data processing stream. But I could never find out any CONCRETE proposals. I suppose some must exist. Did you hear anything concrete? TIA. Morgan

To: Tom Chwojko-Frank who wrote (23021)	5/20/1999 6:30:00 PM
From: Andy Thomas	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74651

From a Salon article: >>...Microsoft won a guarantee that AT&T would use Microsoft's Windows CE software as the basis for at least 2.5 million of the "set-top boxes" AT&T expects to deploy in consumers' homes to deliver those new services. << Isn't that $2,000 a box MSFT paid? I wonder if they'll ever recoup that. >>I would bet there is a large amount of MS development waiting in the wings for the big plumbing to get to enough homes and businesses.<< ...so they can pump useless but "entertaining" pictures and sounds out to their "adoring throngs?" sarcasm: I can't wait to see where Bill wants to take me... FWIW Andy