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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.

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    "What is the sound of one belly slapping?"