WinTone

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WinTone was a plan by Microsoft to provide automated software delivery and backup services to customers using Windows. The concept was to provide automated software updates and hosted data storage in exchange for a monthly or annual fee. It was scheduled to appear in April 2001.

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  • TheRegister report about memo leaked from Microsoft that touched on WinTone
  • ZDNet report that talks about WinTone
  • ZDNet UK report that talks about problems implementing the WinTone initiative
  • TargetPC has screenshots from WinTone beta