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An Offer Tivo Owners Can't Refuse

Posted by michael on from the they-control-the-vertical dept.

An anonymous reader pointed us to this little tidbit. The BBC paid Tivo (company slogan: "TV Your Way") to force owners' boxes to record some new program they wanted to push, which looks incredibly exciting. UK Tivo owners seem a little upset.

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  1. They can't refuse? by Zen+Mastuh · · Score: 2, Troll

    I think a million Tivo subscribers returning their boxes would be a fine educational example for Tivo, BBC, and any marketroids who read about this and thought "oooh...now that's a way to increase our market share".

    Really. It's a piece of electronic equipment with a power switch. Turn it off and send it back.

    --
    "What is the sound of one belly slapping?"
  2. The Facts by Richard5mith · · Score: 1, Troll

    People, please. Read the link to the UK TiVo community before posting in this thread. You're all asking the same questions over and over again. But since none of you will, since people on the web seem averse to actually reading...

    1. It doesn't take up space, all TiVo's have reserved space on their drives for this kind of thing that you would never have been able to record on anyway. You're not getting any less space than you paid for.

    2. It will NEVER delete anything you had to record this.

    3. You DON'T have to watch it.

    4. It will NEVER record this instead of something you wanted it to record.

    I have a TiVo. This program is on my menu. Who the hell cares? I ignore it, and in a couple of days it'll disappear.