Comcast Boots Microsoft.(drops TV Foundation Edition program guide from set-top boxes)
Multichannel News, May, 2007 by Spangler, Todd
By Todd Spangler Guide Drop a Blow To Software Giant's Cable-TV Gambit Two and half years ago, Comcast was Microsoft's marquee customer among cable-system operators. In November 2004, Comcast became the first operator in the nation to commercially deploy the software giant's TV Foundation Edition program guide in set-top boxes.
Through early 2005, Comcast switched about 1 million digital-cable customers in Washington state to the Microsoft guide. The duo expected to take it elsewhere: Under the terms of the deal, Comcast had the option to roll out the guide on up to 5 million set-tops. 'We're excited about working closely with Microsoft to jointly define the digital-TV experiences of the future and to continue bringing innovative...
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