Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Gone: MSNBC.com!

Maybe there is hope for Microsoft after all. They have successfully negotiated a split with NBC. If you click on MSNBC.com, you will now get NBCNEWS.com!

"Microsoft, in particular, had grown frustrated by contract terms requiring it to exclusively feature MSNBC.com content on its own websites. That exasperation was exacerbated by the MSNBC cable channel's strategy to counter Fox News Channel's appeal to conservative viewers by tailoring its programming for an audience with a liberal viewpoint.

The strategy fed a perception that material from MSNBC's website was politically slanted, too."

Read more here:  http://cnsnews.com/news/article/microsoft-nbc-dissolve-msnbccom-joint-venture-0

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