At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week Bill Gates has announced some interesting partnerships. As Microsoft try to build their presence in entertainment, deals with Yahoo, Viacom (the people behind MTV amongst others) and Tivo allow them to take a position against Apple.
The deals allow content partners to distribute content through Microsoft websites and devices. And there are rumours that a deal with Sony is imminent.
Coupled with the recent announcement of Tivitogo (the new service from Tivo that allows users to move programming from their PVR to their PC - via a home network) we can see that convergence is bubbling away - ready to go prime time soon.
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