Club Internet is indeed late in the triple-player game in France and Free is the best in-town DSL provider. But MS IPTV technology is way above that any of the other operators. Particularly, it has the best user interface of all. Free TV GUI is shit on TV, and even more complex on PCs through the VLC software. There's no integrated recording tool, even though their new set-top-box incorporates a tiny 20 Go disk drive. MS IPTV has an EPG that is based on the Windows MCE user interface and it rocks.
So, Club Internet could be in a good position to attract a new generation of DSL TV viewers who are very sensitive to ease of use. I wouldn't count them out based only on their offering. What could damage their ability to grow market share is their poor visibility, brand value and existing market share. Microsoft's endorsement won't help much unless they put a lot of marketing bucks in demand generation.
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Club Internet is indeed late in the triple-player game in France and Free is the best in-town DSL provider. But MS IPTV technology is way above that any of the other operators. Particularly, it has the best user interface of all. Free TV GUI is shit on TV, and even more complex on PCs through the VLC software. There's no integrated recording tool, even though their new set-top-box incorporates a tiny 20 Go disk drive. MS IPTV has an EPG that is based on the Windows MCE user interface and it rocks.
So, Club Internet could be in a good position to attract a new generation of DSL TV viewers who are very sensitive to ease of use. I wouldn't count them out based only on their offering. What could damage their ability to grow market share is their poor visibility, brand value and existing market share. Microsoft's endorsement won't help much unless they put a lot of marketing bucks in demand generation.