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TiVo, MS, and the War for the Living Room

Posted by simoniker on from the ready-fight dept.

r-blo writes "Hot off his in-depth comparison of TiVo vs. Microsoft Media Center, Engadget has Thomas Hawk following up with ten things each that TiVo and Microsoft need to do to win the War for the Living Room. It won't be easy (like TiVo offering their OS as software for the PC. Not going to happen.) but I've got a feeling they might be better off listening up. Especially TiVo, since we're all rooting for them anyway."

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  1. Cultural insensitivity by lewko · · Score: 4, Funny
    I've got a feeling they might be better off listening up. Especially TiVo, since we're all rooting for them anyway."

    Listen up: In Australia, "rooting" is a slang verb which means "to have sex with".

    This is why it is rare (though not unheard of) to hear of a devoted Australian cheerleader rooting for her whole team.

    Perhaps this explains why we don't have Tivo in Australia?

    --
    Do you or your partner snore? - Visit www.snoring.com.au
  2. Re:IMHO by seanadams.com · · Score: 4, Funny

    My wife keeps recording shows that she is never going to watch and keeps them on the HDD forever (You've Got mail, Down With Love, etc). I'd like some way of backing these up to free up the drive space.

    Newlywed, eh?

    Just tell her you did it. Problem solved.