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Apple to Buy TiVo?

Posted by samzenpus on from the rumor-mill dept.

vallette writes "Reuters is reporting that Apple may be interested in buying TiVo. Seems like a good fit to me. Both companies stock price is up on the rumor."

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  1. Right... by atezun · · Score: 5, Funny

    And mysteriously my TiVo no longer skips those retina burning iPod commercials

  2. the little "i" thing by TWX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, at least the TiVo service already somewhat goes with the current Apple naming scheme...

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  3. Mac Tivo? by CTO1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Great. Now my Tivo will play even fewer games.

    1. Re:Mac Tivo? by daeley · · Score: 5, Funny

      Great. Now my Tivo will play even fewer games.

      Wait till you see the one-button remote control. ;)

      (I kid because I love.)

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  4. Apple Product Cycle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Saw funny run-down of the Apple product cycle in someone's sig today. This cracked me up.

  5. Re:Go for it! by useosx · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if Apple buys TiVo are they then dying twice as fast or twice as slow?

    Or are their deaths still interdependent?

  6. Re:Go for it! by bill_mcgonigle · · Score: 5, Funny

    So if Apple buys TiVo are they then dying twice as fast or twice as slow?

    It'll seem faster because you can skip the commercials.

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  7. Re:Maybe it's going here by bsharitt · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why would they make a Tivo out of a cardboard box?

  8. Re:Go for it! by desmodromic · · Score: 5, Funny


    it's "sole purpose", dumb-ass.

    otherwise, great post.