Microsoft eyes leap back into TV: sources | Reuters

Microsoft eyes leap back into TV: sources | Reuters: "(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp is about to jump back into the TV game. Only this time, it may aim at cable, satellite and phone companies.
The software powerhouse has held talks with TV networks to create a new subscription-based TV service on its Xbox gaming console that would rival efforts by Google Inc, Apple Inc and Netflix Inc, sources told Reuters.
Microsoft's latest explorations after investments in MSNBC and WebTV come as efforts to redefine living room entertainment have accelerated in the past year, with technology companies seeking to offer lower cost alternatives to pricey pay-TV subscriptions."

Random thought: on information stimuli

Being involved in social media can be like doing some serious work in pub on saturday evening; trying to concentrate in a never stopping irrelevant shower of talk, twitter and jabber.

HansRontheWeb, november 8, 2010.