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Serkan at Tokyotronic reports on news that a common Web TV standard will be rolled out in Japan as early as next year. Companies involved in the move, such as Sony and Matsushita on the hardware side and acTVila on the Internet service provider side, are attempting to come to an agreement by next month.
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Hmmmmm, I wonder what they will produce? Maybe they are going to develop an “Online Betamax” this time? :O)