Microsoft's Xbox 360 may have found reasonable success as a media centre solution, but the Software giant's other TV ventures have not been successful. The history is rife with wreckages like WebTV, Microsoft TV, Media Center and other debacles from Microsoft's trysts with invading the living room. However, with rivals Google and Apple making headway into the living room, Microsoft has finally decided to throw the gauntlet with its own TV device.
According to a Seattle Times report, Microsoft intends to launch a set top box running a stripped down version of Windows overlaid with Windows Media Center interface. The device is also slated to incorporate media streaming and remote control capabilities for an approximate price of $200. In a nutshell, the new box aims to amalgamate regular TV with online media under Microsoft's existing Media Centre interface. More information will be forthcoming when Microsoft kicks off CES with its keynote.
Will Microsoft be lucky this time around? Well, all that is subject to how streamlined, accessible and well integrated the platform will be.
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