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Has TiVo's Fate Been Sealed?
ChipGuy writes "Things are getting bleak for TiVo, reports the New York Times, and adds that TiVo blew a major opportunity to team up with Comcast. And that might have cost CEO Michael Ramsey the job. Om Malik writes that 'The fate of TiVo also highlights the dilemma facing a lot of "exploding TV" start-ups. The technology does not necessarily translate into profits and a business,' and breaks down the financials -- over half a billion dollars in losses so far. PVRBlog adds that 'When the story of TiVo is written, this Comcast negotiation could be the point when the company's outcome was decided.' More reactions here."
Nuh uh, it's the boxes lifetime. If the box dies after the warrantee is up, so does the service agreement.
.com boom or something.
The warrantee is 90 days.
I like the interface on my TiVo, the company are a bunch of jackasses who think it's the middle of the
Think about it, paying 14 bucks a month for TV listings? That's all the TiVo service provides, other than that, the box is just artificially crippled.
Unless you take the line that I'm paying them for the priveledge of letting them collect my viewing habits to resell to marketters.
Guess I'll get back to working on perfecting my MythTV setup, which I'm already liking better than TiVo. Even with a crappy old frame-grabber card. I'm just holding out for the word that Hauppages PVR500MCE has official ivtv support.
I don't need no instructions to know how to rock!!!!
Windows has lower TCO than Linux and Tivo combined!!!
Tivo is DYING.
Our plan is working -- GET THE FACTS!