Microsoft bought Dimension X (first Java-based multimedia authoring tool – Liquid Motion, & first Java-based VRML browser/runtime technology – Liquid Reality) in 1997
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Microsoft bought WebTV Networks (online streaming on television) in 1997
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Microsoft bought 10% stake in Progressive Networks (audio & video technical standards for the Internet) in 1997
nytimes.com/1997/07/22/…
Microsoft bought 5% stake in Apple in 1997
cnbc.comWhen Microsoft saved Apple: Steve Jobs and Bill Gates show eliminating competition isn’t the only way to win
Microsoft bought 11.5% stake Comcast in 1997
computerworld.com/artic…
Microsoft bought Intersé (website & data mining software) in 1997
news.microsoft.com/1997…
Microsoft bought minority stake CMGI (supply chain management services for software companies) in 1997
computerworld.com/artic…
Microsoft bought NetCarta (client/server Web management & navigation solutions, WebMapper) in 1996
news.microsoft.com/1996…
Microsoft bought 10% stake VDOnet (video broadcasting & video telephone) in 1996
news.microsoft.com/1996…
Microsoft & NBC joint venture MSNBC set up
wired.comNBC Buys Stake in Intertainer