Microsoft IPTV is still fuzzy but promising
InfoWorld | at | by Mike
Several big telecommunications operators and, in particular, the world's largest software maker, Microsoft, hope to sway many couch potatoes to zap their old-fashioned notions about television and tune into the convergence of TV and the Internet.
Internet TV, or IPTV, is arguably one of the hottest new technologies in the communications sector. A handful of operators are already offering service with their own, largely home-grown systems, but many eyes are glued to the screen to see what Microsoft is concocting together with some big-name carriers.