Well, it was a good run... kinda. I don't think they ever did get their OSS working, and seeing as they weren't ever going to be profitable this is a smart move by DirecTV. My condolences to the employees, they're a great bunch of people.
As one of the first engineers (ok, more like fifth) on the Telocity DSL Gateway (or X1 as we called it back then), all I have to say is this:
Who the hell is Phroggy?
How can you people so enthusiastically endorse this deal? It was less than a week ago that Kazaa was being bashed for installing spyware and Verizon is yet another telco (have you ever met a telco you liked?). This isn't about the artists, the money or the copyright issue. This is a powerplay to take the RIAA's spot. Note that instead of having the RIAA inbetween consumers and artists, Kazaa and Verizon would be between consumers and artists - meaning that nothing would change but the players.
I hate the RIAA as much as the next guy, but I'd rather stick with the evil I already know.
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Well, it was a good run... kinda. I don't think they ever did get their OSS working, and seeing as they weren't ever going to be profitable this is a smart move by DirecTV. My condolences to the employees, they're a great bunch of people. As one of the first engineers (ok, more like fifth) on the Telocity DSL Gateway (or X1 as we called it back then), all I have to say is this: Who the hell is Phroggy?
How can you people so enthusiastically endorse this deal? It was less than a week ago that Kazaa was being bashed for installing spyware and Verizon is yet another telco (have you ever met a telco you liked?). This isn't about the artists, the money or the copyright issue. This is a powerplay to take the RIAA's spot. Note that instead of having the RIAA inbetween consumers and artists, Kazaa and Verizon would be between consumers and artists - meaning that nothing would change but the players. I hate the RIAA as much as the next guy, but I'd rather stick with the evil I already know.