Date: Wed, 9 Apr 1997 10:43:45 -0400 From: exidor@superior.net (Christopher Masto) To: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FW: Unix Gurus shift to Microsoft (fwd) Message-ID: <19970409104345.MY14132@@> In-Reply-To: <199704090512.OAA24420@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>; from Michael Smith on Apr 9, 1997 14:42:50 %2B0930 References: <199704090433.VAA01786@rah.star-gate.com> <199704090512.OAA24420@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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Michael Smith writes:
> Amancio Hasty stands accused of saying:
> > May I ask what is so stupid about WebTv?
>
> You ask this of someone with a predisposition towards 19" screens with
> .26 or better dot pitch? I've used computers that are designed for TV
> output (I love playing Descent on projection TV's 8), and I'm not sure
> which of the thought of trying to browse the web as it exists on a TV
> screen or considering what it will become in order to be usable on a
> TV revolts me more.
It's not the picture that's the problem. It's a proprietary box that
only talks to "WebTV Networks". This is not what the web or the
Internet is about. At least Microsoft (currently) bundles Windows 95
with a standard PPP dialer in addition to their prominently displayed
MSN crap. It may not be obvious to the average user, but it's
_possible_ to choose an ISP based on other factors than what Microsoft
wants you to believe. With WebTV, there is no such choice. And from
what I've heard, some of the people out in rural areas have been
rather startled to recieve thousand-dollar telephone bills because
it's been silently calling the "nearest" POP.
Microsoft refuses to accept its big failures (MSNBC, MSN, etc.) but
MSN _is_ a failure. Maybe this is another way to get a piece of the
dialup action. Windows 97 now with ActiveWebTVExplorer. Hell, built
into your TV. You turn it on, it calls 1-900-MSWEBTV at $2.95/min.
--
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