DIS and MSFT

[AKemel]

Here is a story from Reuters.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - All-sports cable network ESPN said on Thursday its online service would be the sole provider of sports information to Microsoft Corp's (MSFT) Internet portal MSN.
Visitors to MSN can click from MSN's Hotmail email service to ESPN's online sports site, ESPN.com, and then back to Hotmail. ESPN.com can be placed on an MSN user's personalized home page, the companies said.
The move is part of Microsoft's plan to make MSN a more comprehensive destination for Web users and compete with pages such as Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) and subscriber-based services such as America Online, a unit of AOL Time Warner (AOL).
ESPN is majority-owned by Walt Disney Co (DIS). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.


It seems DIS and MSFT and becoming friends.

 

[dmermod]

I think it's great that they are finally letting the public know of their relationship. Take a look at all the OS's that are in the Disney parks (everything is front ended with a Microsoft product). Now that Disney might (it would be cool) step into the bid for AT&T Broadband, they need some assistance from a good friend (might as well be Microsoft).

I think it's a smart move !!

Cheers,

 

[MickeyMoose15]

Disney is making good with everybody now adays.

FOX (News Corp.), Microsoft, AT&T, Compag, Kellog, etc.....

 

[dmermod]

Perhaps they're gearing up for the new park sponsorship (that would be great huh?)

Kinda bring the best of TDS to the Orlando area !!

Cheers

 

[MickeyMoose15]

The way Microsoft has been taking a hit lately....Doubtfull.

 

[AKemel]

It seems that to compete with giants, you have to become one or form an alliance. It does sound like Disney is working on latter. There is more flexibility and potential in it, but it is also less secure (look at Pixar). An alliance, like any relationship, must either move forward or it will die.

 

[MickeyMoose15]

Disney might be looking for a more secure hold on PIXAR.