Microsoft comes to small screen via Comcast
Seattle PI | at | by Mike
Microsoft's presence in the Seattle region is expanding to TV sets. Comcast Cable yesterday announced a plan to roll out Microsoft's software across its digital-cable system in Washington state. The deal means that local Comcast digital-cable customers will soon be using Microsoft's on-screen program guide and related features, rather than the TV Guide Interactive system currently in place.
It will be the first major U.S. deployment of Microsoft's special software for cable systems, the Microsoft TV Foundation Edition. In addition to providing an on-screen programming guide, the software is designed as an end-to-end system for cable companies.