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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Might be because past history shows cable TV as always lagging behind, content, performance and functionality wise.
Peoples patience with the "it's coming soon, bear with us" line is exhausted. Even when told that it's coming soon, this isn't always the case.
As soon as they get anywhere near to catching up, the other providers leave them behind again!
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Cable's answer to the original Sky+ box, the V+ had an extra tuner. Tivo made that extra tuner recordable, added loads of functionality; Whishlists, permanent series links (which I believe Sky eventually added) auto-resolution of recording clashes and OTT Services etc.
Yes, Sky Q makes them currently ahead. But, depending on the functionality of the new VM Box, that may turn out to have been the case for only a matter of months.
In the past (and maybe in the future) Sky was ahead launch-time wise, but the later launch of the cable product gave better functionality.