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Technology Stocks : IATV-ACTV Digital Convergence Software-HyperTV -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bruce Cullen who wrote (4444)	6/2/1999 7:56:00 PM
From: jmanvegas	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 13157

To the thread: Have some questions to those much more familiar with IATV than me. I appreciate any answers. Thanks. 1) Any direct competition to IATV. Something mentioned about MSFT somehow developing software to compete with HyperTV? Is this true? 2) Definite roll out somewhere, whether Southwest or Southeast, within the September/October timeframe. Any hitches seen? 3) GIC STB's - will these new digital boxes absolutely contain IATV technology whereby IATV sees a definitive revenue flow? What about new digital boxes from Worldgate or MSFT's WebTV - will they absolutely contain IATV technology as well? 4) What is AT&T's roll in relation to GIC as it relates directly to IATV? Is there a possible fallout between AT& T & Liberty Media which could affect the deployment of IATV technology over AT&T's cable network? Will Malone have to align with MSFT in order to get IATV accepted by the mass audience? 5) How does Wink, Worldgate, etc. compete in the playing arena when compared to IATV? Worldgate has patents - so does IATV - whose patents are "more valuable" or "stronger" when it comes to the basic convergence of TV and the Internet? 6) Any concerns that Liberty will somehow, out of the blue, make a crazy announcement at this stage of the game, that they will not pursue IATV technology or HyperTV? This is like a doomsay scenerio for me, so I ask the thread the question. Any answers to above is most appreciated. jmanvegas