For example, DirecTV, Sony PlayStation, and DVD. With respect to bang-for-the-buck, DirecTV offers quite a bit of entertainment value, beating cable TV by a mile. From what I see, this AOL box is just another version of WebTV--something which has not really caught the consumers' eye (or pocketbook). With the coming mini-recession next year, I think it is an ill-advised time to venture into this market.
Actually, this box will be integrated with DirecTV... Same box, with AOL chatrooms during the Superbowl. Now all they need to do is teach a bunch of drunk Superbowl meatheads how to type.
They need to make a Legal definition of "Computer Operating System." Something simple. for instance, the Linux Kernel could be considered an operating system.
They must make this definition dynamic so it can be updated easily with time. But not too easy, we know how money and politics work.
Any company that develops a Computer Operating System for profit cannot develop code that extends beyond the scope of the legal definition.
Microsoft would, of course, be given a time frame for the implimentation of this business model. If they extend beyond this time frame, the government would have the right to step in and do the splitting themselves.
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For example, DirecTV, Sony PlayStation, and DVD. With respect to bang-for-the-buck, DirecTV offers quite a bit of entertainment value, beating cable TV by a mile. From what I see, this AOL box is just another version of WebTV--something which has not really caught the consumers' eye (or pocketbook). With the coming mini-recession next year, I think it is an ill-advised time to venture into this market.
Actually, this box will be integrated with DirecTV... Same box, with AOL chatrooms during the Superbowl. Now all they need to do is teach a bunch of drunk Superbowl meatheads how to type.
www.webzterpc.com $300 machines, minus monitor and CD rom.
That's not a quote from the article I read.
They need to make a Legal definition of "Computer Operating System." Something simple. for instance, the Linux Kernel could be considered an operating system.
They must make this definition dynamic so it can be updated easily with time. But not too easy, we know how money and politics work.
Any company that develops a Computer Operating System for profit cannot develop code that extends beyond the scope of the legal definition.
Microsoft would, of course, be given a time frame for the implimentation of this business model. If they extend beyond this time frame, the government would have the right to step in and do the splitting themselves.