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1996 - 2013
WebTV / MSN TV
“WebTV, later MSN TV, used a television and dedicated equipment to provide web access without a conventional desktop PC.”
- Birth year
- 1996
- Shutdown year
- 2013
- Lifespan
- 17 years
- Peak era
- Company
- Microsoft
- Category
- Devices
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What Was It?
WebTV, later MSN TV, used a television and dedicated equipment to provide web access without a conventional desktop PC. It treated the living-room screen as a potential internet terminal.
The service's closure ended a specific combination of hardware and subscription infrastructure, not the broader idea of viewing the web on a television.
The Story
- 1996 The product era documented here begins in 1996. WebTV, later MSN TV, used a television and dedicated equipment to provide web access without a conventional desktop PC.
- 2013 The original WebTV / MSN TV product line or its supporting service was retired in 2013; this does not imply every existing device immediately stopped working.
How It Died
The original WebTV / MSN TV product line or its supporting service was retired in 2013; this does not imply every existing device immediately stopped working.
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