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        Analyst urges Microsoft to be more competitive in set-top box market

        Staff | Date: Mar 9, 2004 | Comments: 1



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        More set-top box manufacturers might consider using Microsoft's Windows CE .NET platform if a competitive licensing scheme were available, according to research and consulting firm Strategy Analytics, which expects the advanced set-top box market to reach nearly 40 million installed units by 2008.




        "Device manufacturers are leaning towards Linux as the preferred solution for advanced set-top boxes, as evidenced by the recent Korean decision to establish the Linux IP Set-top-box Council," says Peter King, Director of the Connected Home Devices service. "But Linux is not as free as it seems, since additional applications are often required, and development and integration work may add further cost," notes King.



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