26th September 1999 Archive

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Microsoft announces Millennium beta – by mistake

It's the Limited Availability Press release programme...

Millennium, the successor to Windows 98 intended to ship next year, looked like it made it into beta late last week, but was then almost immediately 'disappeared,' leaving nothing but a few wrong-footed reports and the odd copy of the original press release. The code Microsoft marketing had referred to as "Beta 1" turned swiftly …

Business 26 Sep 1999, 16:07
Microsoft to unleash MSN Web appliance

But it's not an NC, it just sounds like one...

Microsoft is planning to launch an Internet appliance - but it's not a network computer, honest. The company announced the MSN Web Companion last week at Richard Belluzzo's first major gig as VP for the Consumer and Commerce Group, but it was buried in a ton of other stuff, not least Steve Ballmer's attack on his own share price …

Business 26 Sep 1999, 16:59
BA scraps cheap fares for Net cargo

Passengers worth less than their weight in CDs?

Here's a turn-up for the books. British Airways is turfing out cheap seat passengers to carve out more cargo space for goods ordered online. Passengers really are worth less than their weight in CDs. So guys, save a few pennies when you buy CDs, books and software from US sites, and lose a few hundred quid next time you want to …

Business 26 Sep 1999, 21:58
BA scraps cheap fares for Net cargo

Passengers worth less than their weight in CDs?

Here's a turn-up for the books. British Airways is turfing out cheap seat passengers to carve out more cargo space for goods ordered online. Passengers really are worth less than their weight in CDs. So guys, save a few pennies when you buy CDs, books and software from US sites, and lose a few hundred quid next time you want to …

Business 26 Sep 1999, 21:58