Friday, March 24, 2006

And now, in the Microsoft camp...

Interview with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Part I) and Interview with Microsoft's Joe Belfiore (Part II) provide a glimpse into what to expect as Microsoft brings Vista to market.

* Certified, digital cable ready PCs
* HD DVDs that allow copying programming to the hard disk

And, a comment about TV content by-passing cable and satellite distribution entirely:

"I think we're going to see content-providers/content-creators increasingly trying to make their content available directly to consumers through the web, and the announcements are coming from the broadcast networks and content creators bi-weekly. They're happening all the time. So the trend is clearly happening. As a result, we'll see cable and satellite do lots of innovative things to show that their value-add is more than just a pipe to deliver content. They'll aggregate effectively. They'll help you discover stuff. They'll tie things together in service packages that are inexpensive, compelling, and ease to use. I think that we'll see them invest more in the PC as a result of the fact that content providers will go directly to the PC."

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