[Am-info] TV set top boxes

[Paul Rickard]

========== On 2002.05.05 09:30 PM, Geoffrey typed: ============

>I don't know which boxes AT&T uses, but they were to initially use M$ on 
>a small subset of there boxes.  This came about shortly after M$ 
>invested in AT&T.  There were rumblings that M$ was not pleased with the 
>small part they were getting of the AT&T boxes.  Later, the whole deal 
>fell apart because M$ kept delaying there software.  Last I heard, AT&T 
>was not going to us M$ on any of their boxes. (yes, I am an AT&T employee).

   This is what I've read also. Microsoft's AT&T investment was one of 
the largest it ever made, and they got absolutely nothing out of it 
except some stock worth less than 25% of what it originally cost. AT&T 
has even sued MS again since then, so they didn't even get legal 
insurance from the investment.



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