Microsoft and SBC Team Up on IPTV

rdurell writes "Microsoft is once again trying to get into the television market. This time they are teaming up with SBC Communications in a $400M deal to deliver television via IPTV through SBC's network. According to the article, Microsoft has spent $20B in its attempts to break into the market."

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Oh goodie

[grasshoppa]

SBC AND MS? Jee, hold me back.

Two of my favorite companies teaming up to bring me reality ( which, as near as I can figure, is populated by models. I wish I lived in reality ) TV, complete with watching habit tracking software and security flubs.

And should I have I have any problems, I can call SBC's amazing tech support. Maybe I'll get Dan, or David, or Gloria, all of whom english is a second language. Overpaid phone jocky being the first.

Re:Oh goodie

[Anonymous Coward]

Anyway--you really need to take an ESL course.

And you really need to take a pill, Achkmed..er..I mean "Dan".

Tonight on MSTV

[Anonymous Coward]

Just what we need: the blue show of death.

Some more ideas for Microsoft industries

[nebaz]

Electrical Power -- they could have computers only run under Windows Mills Power

Fashion -- Paris Spring Collection of Bill Gates' sweaters

Fiction -- wait, they already to that...("innovative?")

Film Making -- all digital films, but an EULA flash at the beginning of the movie

Power Tools -- wait, this is a conflict of interest, and would actually be useful

Agriculture -- They've already got lots of fertilizer, especially of the bovine variety

Pharmacuticals -- Given their track record of anti-virus protection in cyberspace, expect this to be a real winner

Re:Oh cool

[datafr0g]

It gives the "Blue Screen" special effect an entirely different meaning...

I can hear it now..

[BitwiseX]

"Honey! Turn the TV off! I'm trying to download the lastest Linux Distro!"

Some have been watching IPTV for decades.

[Anonymous Coward]

Iowa Public TeleVision has been around a while, after all.
Wait, you mean this a different IPTV?

IPTV?

[enderwig]

Man, what a great acronym

IPFreely?
IPU?
IPUP WeAllP!

For a golden night, showered with passion, it's IPTV!

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Connection?

[Realistic_Dragon]

Does this have anything to do with that new Sewage To The House initiative?

There are times I'm glad I don't watch TV, and with the prospect of the future of TV being controlled by Microsoft's shitty DVR products now is one of them. That and who the fuck would pay $80+ a month to pointlessly chew up 5 hours of their life _every day_? I'm not suggestuing you do anything radical like go outside, but something even slightly interactive might be a good start.

TV

[loid_void]

Does someone want to tell them that TV's passe before they spend another 20 billion. Geez. They're thinking about getting out of the MSNBC deal while they do this, oh, right, it's two different divisions not talking... so much for Microsoft oOfice integration.

Confused for a second...

[aduzik]

I'm from Iowa, and here, IPTV = Iowa Public Television. I was very confused when I first read this headline! Microsoft is about the only thing that could make Iowa Public TV worse.