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AdAge Predicts Tivo will Fail
geddes writes "Under the obnoxious headline
More U.S. Homes have Outhouses then TiVos, Advertising Age has published an article with a few good points: 1) Tivo/ReplayTV/UltimateTV aren't making any money and their growth is declining. 2) Cable and Satellite TV services are slowly rolling out PVR on thier own boxes. So 3) PVR will become a standard feature for most television users but become as unbranded as programmable VCRs."
Another news site has just found that more outhouses have tivos than homes!
"And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Savior of the World"
1 John 4:14
Our Xerox eats paper, so I guess you could says it cleans, to a point. Does a pretty good job of shredding also.
It's a fairly simple technology progression, once households have progressed to outhouses, indoor plumbing, electricity, cable TV and TiVOs aren't far behind.
A. Rightmann
I have never called my vaccuum cleaner "Xerox".
More Slashdot Editors and Users have Tivos than know how to write a grammatically correct sentence.
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.
Prevent exposure! Cover your TiVo with a Maple Leaf. Wait, TiVo not available in Canada? Oh well. Guess I can't buy it then. They'll continue to decline. And I'll have to use a fig leaf instead.
I loved my Amiga....
hated AOL...
I should hire out as a consultant :)
And in other news buggy whip manufacturers predict a strong comeback in
2003.
Of course adworld hates the Tivo, it is the best way to circumvent their revenue model.
There are probably less Bentley automobiles and Lear Jets than outhouses too... is anyone
predicting their imminent doom?
Tivos are a luxury item that threaten the status quo, what's funny is adworld feels the need to
denounce them now when market penetration is so
light... methinks they doth protest too much.
Brilliant! I'm forwarding on your instructions to my 75 year old mother...she's been wanting a TiVo.
Your obvious knack for user friendliness has made me want to hire you, however, your domain name can't be resolved. I guess I'll have to find someone else to take us to the "next level".
"Give me one tech stock that's near what it was in 2000." Juno
But the question we really want answered is "How many outhouses have Tivos?"
...when they pry it from my cold, dead hand.
Fuck that, I'll TiVo it and watch it in the morning.
sulli
RTFJ.