MCI to market MSN

Wed Jan 31 17:06:22 UTC 1996

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 at 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 at nwnexus.WA.COM