So Microsoft shifted gears and developed the Extender model which put a CE device at each TV with the real brains of the operation on a PC hidden away back in an office -- where PCs belong.

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Reports have speculated that the photo service will include advertisements, as Twitter gears itself toward a more commercially viable business model and encroaches on areas formerly held by third-party developers.

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