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Re: MALONE REINVENTS THE BOX
That should work well for TCI, they are already in the market of
providing inferior products/service to people who have no other
options.
> > One of the biggest players in the cable business,
> > Tele-Communications Inc., has called upon
> > dominant powers in the PC business, including
> > Intel and Microsoft, to supply as many as 10
> > million set-top boxes to turn televisions into
> > network computers, The Wall Street Journal
> > reported today. The deal is estimated to be worth
> > more than US$3 billion. Today is the deadline for
> > TCI to receive technical proposals from parties
> > interested in making the set-top boxes.
> >
> > If TCI's cable affiliates fall in line, the purchase
> > could grow to 25 million units and set the de facto
> > standard for digital TV. TCI's specifications call for
> > services to include digital compression that will
> > provide 10 to 12 channels of programming for each
> > current channel; links to sports and business
> > news; the ability to make online transactions;
> > integrated VCR controls for easy recording;
> > attachments for viewing over both TV sets and
> > computers; video-on-demand; email; games;
> > software downloads; and more.
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John Malouf ( My opinions do not necessarily reflect those of the Utah Education
Network).
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