I remember when MSNBC was formed. It was in the late 90s, like 1997 or '98. Internet portals like Yahoo were red screaming hot as investment property. Microsoft and NBC created MSNBC as a literal combination of internet portal and TV network - it was kind of supposed to pair an MSNBC branded website with a TV network.

Then I suppose MS divested early at some point when every company on earth had their own website, and it was no longer "Microsoft flavored NBC." But the letters used to stand for MicroSoft-NBC.

Our culture is so brain dead that I bet hardly anyone recalls that period. That was back when viewing CNN or Fox for news were roughly similar. It was so positive then compared to now.