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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. Video iPod? by Sean+Clifford · · Score: 0, Redundant
    OK, so I'm certainly not the first to suggest a video iPod. But if Apple were to buy Tivo this could be the catalyst for an easy to use video enabled next gen iPod. Sure to be wireless; sync your shows.

    Maybe this is pie in the sky, but one can hope. :)

  2. Re:Go for it! by game+kid · · Score: -1, Redundant
    It'll seem faster because you can skip the commercials.

    Perhaps the iPod shuffle will double as a 5-button remote control, with the commercial skip button being the big center one--for those times when you hear the same old "Life is random" commercial (that probably inspired you to spend/save/sig-link to FreeIPods for the poor little thing) one too many times.

    That ad campaign has some good taste in songs though (except for the uno-dos-tres-catorce of Vertigo--it would annoy any Puerto Rican like me who knew Spanish digits and realized that 14 does not come right after 3) IMHO.

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  3. Oh, Oh, Oh Oh My! I dig this idea! by sllim · · Score: 1, Redundant

    I have been reading all this negative stuff about the state of Tivo lately. It is scary and depressing stuff.
    I Love my Tivo. I say this so strongly and frequently that my girlfriend is starting to become jeleous/disturbed/worried.
    You know, I think this may be a BETTER idea then them hiring on a new CEO. Apple would be a fabulous match.
    Go Steve Jobs Go!

  4. hmmm... possibilities by NewOrleansNed · · Score: 1, Redundant

    Combine a mac mini with a TiVo and connect it with one of those small footprint projectors that was a topic of discussion here about a month ago, and you have a computer system/entertainment center that takes up less desk space than your keyboard.

    Just put the system on the end table next to the couch and hook up some surround sound, and you've got an instant home theater for about 1200 bucks. Plug in some wireless USB video game controllers and install an emulator or 4, and you've got an instant arcade. And with an 80 gig iPod, you should be able to store a few shows for viewing on the go.

  5. Re:Debt by ChrisMaple · · Score: 1, Redundant

    According to Yahoo finance, TiVo's debt is 7.3 million and cash is 88 million. TiVo is losing money but living off a moderate pile of dollars (from its IPO?)

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  6. Pointless Grammar Rant by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    "Both companies stock price is up on the rumor."

    How about, "Both companies' stock prices are up on the rumor." Don't the /. editors ...um... edit?