Lets not forget they've tried this before and failed.
Lots of clients bought into the 3Com corebuilder line only to be left high and dry when 3Com suddenly (literally overnight) discontinued the line and withdrew from the router market. Leaving those who committed to 3Com for the core with no upgrade path and no decent support.
You could NOT get a overnight replacement part for core builder after they pulled out of the market, even after they promised to support the line for 5 years. ..
Not to mention how bad the ATM gear they built performed. Worked great in the lab, it was just all that pesky corruption that occured under a heavy load in production. ..
I think this plan is dead on arrival, no one who saw them screw over thousands of clients the first time around will buy from them again.
"Cons: No STINKING TIVO!!!!!! I can't wait for the HDTivo to be affordable. Agreed. They need a standalone HD DVR model that doesn't force us to hock our existing HD STBs on eBay." Don't hold your breath on that one, your existing STB would need to output the compressed digital stream it recieves inorder for it to be captured by the DVR. If you think the HD TiVo is expensive then try bying real time encoders for the uncompressed signal. It's not going to happen.
Take the plunge and buy the HD TiVo, other than a slow guide, it's a WONDERFUL box.
He's violating the Terms of Service he agreed to when he signed up for service. So he's in breach of the contract he voluntarily signed. Hence XM is well within thier rights to terminate his contract and pursue damages.
Honestly, I doubt it will ever make it that far, especially since Delphi has included a time delay feature (up to 30 minutes) into the new SkiFi2 reciever. http://www.xm411.com/
The time shifting arguement will probably never hold up in court, especially since they sell a similar function in thier own systems.
They are just doing the prudent thing and ensuring this is within legal bounds of copyright. Otherwise, they place their ability to obtain and broadcast copyrighted material at risk. Thus risking thier entire business.
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Lets not forget they've tried this before and failed.
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Lots of clients bought into the 3Com corebuilder line only to be left high and dry when 3Com suddenly (literally overnight) discontinued the line and withdrew from the router market. Leaving those who committed to 3Com for the core with no upgrade path and no decent support.
You could NOT get a overnight replacement part for core builder after they pulled out of the market, even after they promised to support the line for 5 years. .
Not to mention how bad the ATM gear they built performed. Worked great in the lab, it was just all that pesky corruption that occured under a heavy load in production. .
I think this plan is dead on arrival, no one who saw them screw over thousands of clients the first time around will buy from them again.
Fool me once. . .
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No STINKING TIVO!!!!!! I can't wait for the HDTivo to be affordable.
Agreed. They need a standalone HD DVR model that doesn't force us to hock our existing HD STBs on eBay."
Don't hold your breath on that one, your existing STB would need to output the compressed digital stream it recieves inorder for it to be captured by the DVR.
If you think the HD TiVo is expensive then try bying real time encoders for the uncompressed signal. It's not going to happen.
Take the plunge and buy the HD TiVo, other than a slow guide, it's a WONDERFUL box.
He's violating the Terms of Service he agreed to when he signed up for service. So he's in breach of the contract he voluntarily signed. Hence XM is well within thier rights to terminate his contract and pursue damages.
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Honestly, I doubt it will ever make it that far, especially since Delphi has included a time delay feature (up to 30 minutes) into the new SkiFi2 reciever. http://www.xm411.com/
The time shifting arguement will probably never hold up in court, especially since they sell a similar function in thier own systems.
They are just doing the prudent thing and ensuring this is within legal bounds of copyright. Otherwise, they place their ability to obtain and broadcast copyrighted material at risk. Thus risking thier entire business.
If you want to know who you should really fight in the radio/tv space, it's the NAB.
Check out this article on thier attempts to silence satelite radio:
http://www.forbes.com/business/forbes/2004/0906/1
BTW: I am an XM subscriber and it's great.