[1767] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: MCI to market MSN
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Ed Morin)
Wed Jan 31 12:17:59 1996
Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 09:06:22 -0800 (PST)
From: Ed Morin <edm@halcyon.com>
To: alexy@alpha.c2.org
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199601310401.UAA18396@infinity.c2.org>
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
