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Sony Introduces Passage

Posted by Hemos on from the making-the-world-work dept.

UncleCrispy writes "Sony, a newcomer in the cable industry announced its new technology, Passage, on the opening day of the BroadBand Plus Show to the receptive ears of the cable community. "Sony's Passage Technology is a simple, elegant solution that allows equipment from multiple vendors to peacefully co-exist on legacy digital CATV networks" Now you won't be stuck with the SetTopBox your cable provider forces on you, but with Passage you should be able to go to the store and buy any box you want. If you want a DVR box, you can buy it, and you'll no longer be stuck with the rental fees. Sounds like it's a good deal for the cable providers and consumers, but how will current SetTopBox monopolies take the news?"

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  1. Huh? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Sony works against a monopoly? Warm coats are on their way to hell right now, I guess. Can you be more ignorant of Sony's business tactics?

  2. Re:SetTopBox monopolies... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Sony go go!

    Yeah, let's cheer Sony, for they are our savior, who protects us from evil big business and cost-driving monopolies. It's SONY, stupid!

  3. So you know the name of the first hack already ;-) by cheros · · Score: 5, Funny

    No prizes for guessing what the first hack of this standard is going to be called. Hint for those that haven't reached the required caffeine level yet: you're sitting on it. Duh ;-).

    [Ch]

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  4. Re:SetTopBox monopolies... by Martin+Blank · · Score: 4, Funny

    From the perspective of the geek, there is no company with more personalities than Sony:

    They're a member of the RIAA (BOO!!!)

    But they came out with a driver that reads and writes both DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW (YAY!!!)

    But they're a member of the MPAA (BOO!!!)

    But they come up with technology like this that allows competition in what are now monopoly situations (YAY!!!)

    Sony is about the only company out there that we can pretty much agree we both love and hate at the same time.

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  5. Jeopardy by evilviper · · Score: 4, Funny
    but how will current SetTopBox monopolies take the news?

    What is: "Not Well", Alex.
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  6. Re:So you know the name of the first hack already by teamhasnoi · · Score: 3, Funny
    Your Mom's Face?

    Geez, I'm kidding already.

  7. Re:So you know the name of the first hack already by tswinzig · · Score: 3, Funny

    Hint for those that haven't reached the required caffeine level yet: you're sitting on it.

    Chair?

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