MCI and Microsoft will now be building networks together, MCI ditching Netscape and starting to sell Microsoft network access tools & pushing MSN...
From the local rag news paper:
"MCI, Microsoft to jointly market on-line services WASHINGTON -- MCI Communications Corp., switching its Internet Strategy, said it will team up with Microsoft Corp. to jointly market and develop services for the burgeoning on-line industry" The story later goes on to say: "MCI will promote Microsoft Network, the No. 4 U.S. on-line service, and sell Microsoft's Internet software through its SHL Systemhouse unit" Interesting, No? -alex
On Tue, 30 Jan 1996 alexy@alpha.c2.org wrote:
MCI and Microsoft will now be building networks together, MCI ditching Netscape and starting to sell Microsoft network access tools & pushing MSN...
Interesting considering: MCI and News Corp. have an agreement to jointly develop/promote InternetMCI and Delphi. And UUNET and Microsoft have an agreement to provide Internet access/MSN dialup. Wonder if this sort of thing is anything like the cable/telco/media "interactive TV" alliances of a year or two ago? Christopher E Stefan http://www.ironhorse.com/~flatline System Administrator Home: (206) 706-0945 Ironhorse Software, Inc. Work: (206) 783-6636 flatline@ironhorse.com finger for PGP key
Yes, especially given that now after taking a new order for an additional T-1 line to the MCI backbone they are all of a sudden "reevaluating" their position with regard to selling to resellers and not processing the order... On Tue, 30 Jan 1996 alexy@alpha.c2.org wrote:
MCI and Microsoft will now be building networks together, MCI ditching Netscape and starting to sell Microsoft network access tools & pushing MSN...
From the local rag news paper:
"MCI, Microsoft to jointly market on-line services
WASHINGTON -- MCI Communications Corp., switching its Internet Strategy, said it will team up with Microsoft Corp. to jointly market and develop services for the burgeoning on-line industry"
The story later goes on to say:
"MCI will promote Microsoft Network, the No. 4 U.S. on-line service, and sell Microsoft's Internet software through its SHL Systemhouse unit"
Interesting, No?
-alex
Ed Morin Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505 (voice) Professional Internet Services edm@nwnexus.WA.COM
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