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Digital Fanatic 02-03-2011 21:30
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35185536)
It sounds like the US version of Sky vs OFCOM LOL :D
he he :D

HDFootyMan 02-03-2011 21:30
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by Digital Fanatic (Post 35185529)
they are all suing each other by the looks of it :D
TiVo vs Dish Network
TiVo vs EchoStar
Microsoft vs TiVo
Motorola vs TiVo

Virgin should just wait, quietly, until they're sued the heck out of each other.

And then, buy.

All of them! :D

muppetman11 02-03-2011 21:32
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35185540)
TiVo vs Dish Network
TiVo vs EchoStar
Microsoft vs TiVo
Motorola vs TiVo
Then a few billion each way and a group hug LOL :D

devilincarnate 02-03-2011 21:33
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35185540)

And then, buy.

All of them! :D
No because if TIVO is the winner it will make it too pricey to buy:D:D:D

HDFootyMan 02-03-2011 21:34
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
Apple are suing....well, everyone as well.

With all this legal action, its amazing any of these tech companies get anything done.

muppetman11 02-03-2011 21:37
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
Makes you realise not only sky break the rules.

HDFootyMan 02-03-2011 21:37
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by devilincarnate (Post 35185545)
No because if TIVO is the winner it will make it too pricey to buy:D:D:D
Virgin already wears the trousers in that relationship. :D

VM: We want 3 tuners.
TiVo: We can give you 2.
VM: 3. Now. Ish.
TiVo: Erm......ok.

devilincarnate 02-03-2011 21:38
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
I am going to sue them all as they are making it too expensive for me to have all the gadgets:erm::D:D:D:D

muppetman11 02-03-2011 21:40
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
Microsoft vs TIVO

http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-...01-716039.html

HDFootyMan 02-03-2011 21:41
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
My lawyers are looking over various documents related to Virgin, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and Sky, and they will be making an announcement shortly. ;)

devilincarnate 02-03-2011 21:42
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by hdfootyman (Post 35185557)
my lawyers are looking over various documents related to virgin, microsoft, apple, ibm and sky, and they will be making an announcement shortly. ;)
ha ha:D:D

muppetman11 02-03-2011 21:47
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
http://www.zatznotfunny.com/2011-03/...ities-in-2011/

HDFootyMan 02-03-2011 21:52
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by muppetman11 (Post 35185560)

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R&D spend to increase by $25 million to $30 million compared to the prior year
$25 million!?? More than enough for reminders and filtered wishlists, no? :D

mersey70 02-03-2011 22:35
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by HDFootyMan (Post 35185518)
You would hope that with the various deals which TiVo have made with European Pay-TV platforms, they should get some money in.

On the flip side, they're being sued in the states by Microsoft, Motorola and Dish Network.

If - god forbid - TiVo went bust....what would happen to the development of VM TiVo?
Our American cousins like nothing better than a bout of litigation, that's for sure.

But my word all of this dosen't exactly inspire confidence.

I always knew Tivo was a very, very niche product in the US but those subscriber churn numbers are absolutely dire, if they don't shore them up quickly that company will surely go bust.

I wonder why it has become so unpopular, the recession perhaps it is quite expensive there?

TheDon 02-03-2011 22:55
Re: Virgin should buy TiVo...
 
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Originally Posted by mersey70 (Post 35185598)
I wonder why it has become so unpopular, the recession perhaps it is quite expensive there?
Same reason it didn't take off when it had a deal with Sky here.

Networks have their own PVRs now, people prefer one box solutions. Cable cards can make tivo a one box solution, but, in the past you lost access to interactive content. It's still a nightmare to get a cable card from some providers, and the move to SDV also hurt tivo.

Basically, consumers want to get their boxes from their providers, no hassle, everything works.

Hence why tivo is now working on providing boxes for providers.


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