Cisco Eyeing Tivo/Nintendo for Buyout?

We've already covered Cisco's push into the home electronics market, but CNet is reporting that they may be planning even bigger purchases to come. The article speculates that Cisco may be planning on purchasing Tivo or Nintendo to add to their growing portfolio of companies. From the article: " Another possible acquisition candidate for Cisco is Nintendo, the No. 3 game console maker in the U.S. A stretch? Not really. Microsoft, which is emerging as a key competitor to Cisco in the home entertainment market, is already in this market with the Xbox 360. Gaming has already proved to be a strong application for broadband, so it makes sense that Cisco would want to own a game device to help drive more traffic on its network. With its popular GameBoy product, Nintendo would also provide Cisco an entree into the mobile-handheld market." Some commentary at GameDailyBiz, which finds it unlikely that Nintendo would sell to Cisco.

Comments

Cisco to buy Nintendo?

[TripMaster Monkey]

Kinda gives the phrase 'point-to-point tunneling protocol' a whole new meaning, doesn't it? ^_^

Re:Cisco to buy Nintendo?

[Sir_Cockalot]

The other players are running on ultra-tight margins (Microsoft loses money) while Nintendo sits back and enjoys a stogie.

I heard it was a Blunt.

Nintendos & Neutrinos

[kjh1]

I know ... this is off-topic, but I can't help myself. Every time I hear or read "Nintendo", I always think of O'Neill in Stargate SG-1 hilariously substituting "neutrinos" for "nintendos".

FRAISER: Colonel, I can only guess at the effect this type of radiation may have on the human body. I recommend limited exposure, ten, fifteen minutes at most.

DANIEL: Wait a minute, that's not enough time. I mean there has to be some sort of radiation suit or.

O'NEILL: Hey! If you'd been listening you know that nintendos pass through everything.

DANIEL: I heard.

O'NEILL: Everything.

Full episode transcipt here.

Re:Cisco?

[Irish_Samurai]

Cooking lard. IT now comes in butter flavor.

WTF happened to CNET?

[Amigori]

Seriously...way back when, CNET used to be a decent source of tech news. The kind that actually did some research into their reporting. However, all that has been replaced by blogs filled with annecdotal "research" and rampant speculation. Definitely lacking any real journalism. About half of the headlines are based upon speculation and possibilities, at the moment. Could be...In talks...possibilities...proposes...will solicit...weighs in on... Did I take those phrases out of context? Maybe, but I'm not describing the articles in question, merely the use of phrases implying future events (speculation) and not based upon actual, fact-based data.

I used to be a regular reader, but once they shifted to extensive use of flash ads on their website a few years ago, I rarely visit. That, and the failing quality of their content lead me to other sources.

If Cisoco has adequate exposure, why am I root?

[WillAffleckUW]

Everyone and their brother has a friggin' Linksys wireless router (never configured with default SSID).

You know, when I pull my laptop out of my backpack around here, I have about a 50 percent success rate in finding lots of "secure" networks using the default SSID ... why pay for wireless when it's free?

Ignore the blinking light on your cable modem, it works for me.

But I used to date someone who orignally had tens of millions in Cisco shares, but luckily diversified so she only had 20 percent left in Cisco before the crash. They're fairly easy to find in the Santa Barbara, San Francisco, and Seattle area.