Monday, July 8, 2013

Bummer: Microsoft to shut down MSN/Web TV on Sept. 30

07/08/2013

With the modern day flop otherwise known as "Windows 8", Microsoft seeks ways to force consumers to switch to it.

The interactive TV service began life in the mid-'90s as WebTV, one of the first set-top box services to offer Internet access via television sets.

The pioneering service, one of the first to offer Internet access via television sets, will shut down September 30, Microsoft revealed in an e-mail to subscribers and an FAQ posted to its Web site. WebTV, which was founded by Web entrepreneur Steve Perlman in 1996, was acquired by Microsoft for $425 million in 1997.


Read the full story at CNET




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