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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. Apple + Tivo by SafteyMan · · Score: 0, Troll

    All apple would have to do is make the tivo pearly white and then the loads of apple fans would buy it instantly.

  2. Re:Alternatively... by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 1, Troll
    Lastly, they also get all that sweet, sweet tv datamining. The data tivo collects makes the Neilson system look like 1950's technology.

    That's something I've always been amazed the average TiVo user doesn't have a problem with, especially those here at Slashdot. You're paying a monthly service fee and on top of that, agreeing to let some company monitor your usage. You KNOW this is happening because TiVo could give exact statistics on how many people rewound and paused on Janet Jackson's breast last year. Either make it a pay service and respect people's privacy by not gathering statistics or support if via selling those statistics and providing the service for free... not both. I'm sure the TiVo apologists will emerge soon to defend their baby to the death. They're worse than Amiga and Mac zealots.