| BUSINESSWEEK ONLINE : SEPTEMBER 6, 1999 ISSUE | ||||||||
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| NEWS: ANALYSIS & COMMENTARY
A Winding Road Microsoft's online strategy has seen a few twists and turns. 1995 The Microsoft Network, a proprietary online service, debuts. 1996-1997 MSN moves toward the Net, but Microsoft charges for online mag Slate. Launches travel site Expedia, MSNBC, and local entertainment guide Sidewalk. 1998 Removes all fees for Net content. Tries to unify its stand-alone Web sites, such as Expedia, under MSN.com. 1999 Reorganizes Internet holdings and rethinks entire Web strategy. Belluzzo hired to reshape online efforts. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ |
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RELATED ITEMS Meet Microsoft's New Net Navigator TABLE: A Winding Road ONLINE ORIGINAL: ``I've Had a Lot More Fun in My Career'' INTERACT E-Mail to Business Week Online | |||
