Microsoft wins a spot on the Set-top
InternetNews | at | by Mike
Continuing its drive to gain a foothold outside of the (PC) box, Microsoft Thursday used IBC2002 in Amsterdam as a platform to announce support by major set-top box and digital media appliance chip makers, as well as European broadcast technology firms, for its Windows Media 9 Series. Windows Media 9 Series, formerly code-named Corona, was unleashed last week in Los Angeles.
In the past few years, Microsoft has been striving to push its influence beyond the slumping PC market in an effort to diversify its revenue streams. The software giant has played aggressively for the handheld and game console spaces, and has dipped its toes in the embedded operating system market, interactive television, and other digital media appliances.