Microsoft entered the Wi-Fi field with hopes of "raising the bar" on security, ease-of-use and performance and now feels it has accomplished those goals and decided to discountinue the lines, sources close to the company said.

"After careful evaluation, the Microsoft hardware group has decided to scale back its broadband hardware and networking business," a representative said. "Instead, the plan is to apply the knowledge we have gained in that category to future products and services."

Microsoft had a complete line of Wi-Fi products including base stations, laptop cards, and USB and PCI add-ons for desktop machines.

The company said its line of 802.11g gear will continue to be sold for the next several months. Some older 802.11b and wireless networking products may also be on store shelves. It will still support the products through their two-year warranty but will not provide service beyond that.

By: DocMemory
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