Microsoft' strategy

Microsoft' strategy

Microsoft is trying to turn every PC into a potential TV. The idea was in the air, but Microsoft teamed with Cable Television Laboratories (CableLabs), to connect PCs directly to cable feed, bypassing the cable modem and the IP infrastructure. Microsoft and PC manufacturers will bring to market digital-cable-ready Windows Media Center-based PCs supporting a CableCARD module. Once again, Microsoft targets the Home gateway and directly attacks the household salon appliance market. The information passed relatively under estimated, but it is a great potential threat for the likes making CMTS and set-top boxes, as well as home IP adapters (DSL CPE, ONUs, ..).