AOL, Microsoft, and Yahoo! are vying to spread their services to all manner 
of information devices beyond the PC. Here's how they stack up.


STRENGTHS                                WEAKNESSES

----------------------------AOL--------------------------------
21 million loyal members             Few strong ties with
likely to be early adopters for      hardware makers, but a
non-PC devices and Netscape          growing cash horde and
Communicator browser.                stock to make investments.

---------------------------MICROSOFT---------------------------
A huge war chest invested            Its operating systems have
early in interactive TV and          rivals, including Java and
cable players.                       Linux in the non-PC arena.

-----------------------------YAHOO!----------------------------
Its fun brand and reach on           It hasn't yet partnered with
the Web make it a popular            hardware makers for a
partner for info-device makers.      Yahoo!-branded device.