Based on my non-technical family and friends (and remembering that 99+% of the tv viewing public is non-technical), their machines are so infected with spyware and viruses most of the time that it would make turning their pc that they use for internet browsing into a dvr impossible.
I think you are missing the point. Tivo works well now. When it stops recording shows people watch, then it will be time to move on. In the meantime it is hard to beat the ease and convenience of Tivo.
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Based on my non-technical family and friends (and remembering that 99+% of the tv viewing public is non-technical), their machines are so infected with spyware and viruses most of the time that it would make turning their pc that they use for internet browsing into a dvr impossible.
I think you are missing the point. Tivo works well now. When it stops recording shows people watch, then it will be time to move on. In the meantime it is hard to beat the ease and convenience of Tivo.