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Microsoft Takes on TiVo

Posted by michael on from the wake-up-call dept.

CatsCradle writes "The Seattle Times has an article about Microsoft's Foundation and their new partnership with Comcast to provide a TiVo-like service."

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  1. Set top box? by jm92956n · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Hasn't Microsoft tried the set-top box approach before? Didn't WebTV fail? Why might it work this time?

    Oh, that's right: they're copying a service that's already been proved. Tivo--meet Apple.

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