Microsoft and Telmex plan a Latin region Web portal

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Microsoft and Telefonos de Mexico S.A. announced a joint venture T1msn.com. Telmex will market the service as part of its phone service. In 2000, Telmex expects to double it's existing 10.8 mil lines, which now serve 100 mil customers. Telmex plans to offer each new subscriber a low cost computer, payments for which will appear on the phone bill. Latin American competitor, Grupo Televisa has partnered with USWeb/CKS and plans its own site, though it hasn't ruled out backing T1msn.com.

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Rogers shifts fight for Internet customers from desk to couch

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Toronto, Ont.-based Rogers Communications Inc. and Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft Corp. have introduced a new interactive television service. The new service, which will be launched in southern Ontario, allows users to read e-mail and access the Internet on their television sets.

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AOL-Microsoft talks ended by a growing rivalry

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Talks between AOL-Time Warner and Microsoft over combining some of their software have disolved. Not only is there disagreement over the software issues and RealPlayer, but there is even disagreement as to the real reason the talks have ended. Analysts point out that every company wants its own products and services to be the standard and that is what is at issue here.

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