Microsoft will close its subscription-based internet television service MSN TV at the end of September this year.
In a statement the firm said there were now "many new ways" to access the net.
Microsoft purchased the service - originally WebTV - for $425m (£285m) in 1997 and rebranded it MSN TV in 2001.
It was the predecessor of many modern internet TV services and requires a significant amount of hardware including a set-top box and bespoke keyboard.
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