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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. teens4christ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    represent 3/6 amante banged a fat nigger

  2. Re:Go for it! by Stinkythe1 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Unfortunately, the new apple tivo will cost $700 and the monthly fee will be $50. You know how apple is with their big price tags.

  3. Re:Bollocks!! by the_2nd_coming · · Score: -1, Troll

    shut the fuck up loser.

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  4. Re:options by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    No, it should either be "unpopular, canned options" or "popular canned options". The comma in the first quotation makes both the adjectives stick to options. In the second case the adjective popular is sticking to canned, which means that the canning is popular with cable companies.

  5. WORD by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    If Apple is so great, why do they suck so bad?

    Answer that, Apple fanboys.

  6. 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.

  7. Re:Alternatively... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    he is also, through Pixar, a content producer himself.

    Actually sitting behind a desk, pushing a pencil, smiling for the camera and giving the odd quote to journalists is not 'content producing' you stupid ignorant fuck.

    You have no idea about the actual work that goes into productions from the likes of Pixar. The content producers are those doing the work, not grinning media baboons like Jobs.

    Idiot

  8. 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.