TiVo Suddenly Realizes TiVo Should Be A Platform
from the too-little,-too-late dept
What's amazing about this one is that it actually took TiVo this long to realize that they needed to be providing less of a product and more of a platform. By now, it's definitely looking like too little, too late, but TiVo is releasing a software development kit to let others create apps that run on TiVo. This would have been a good idea three or four years ago -- but makes little sense these days. TiVo still has a great interface, but they're losing the market to those who have a better channel into the home. While it's definitely a good idea, it's hard to see this being enough to help TiVo survive. Still, it might be interesting to see what some developers come up with -- and see how quickly they get copied into things like MythTV.
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TiVo is better than a multimedia PC still
I have a TiVo in the family room for the normal people to use. I have a multimedia PC with Sage TV, multiple capture cards and a huge amount of disk space in MY office/home theater.
THe family doesn't want to go near it. They prefer the TiVo. Both are equally easy to use, but the PC still has that stigma of "pc" attached to it. My wife doesn't think of using the TiVo as using a computer to watch TV (even though it is).
SHe uses the laptop on the kitchen table for computer stuff and the TV for TV ... only TV.
I'm pretty sure this is the way the average person would prefer to do it. Much like you dont' want an overn with a refrigeration unit or a blender that toasts.
leave the single use appliances to what they do best.
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Re: TiVo is better than a multimedia PC still
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Tivo as platform vs. Windows IPTV
Microsoft signed their third large cable/telco provider (verizon) and it looks like theres no stopping Windows IPTV, and where's the competition? Tivo, based on linux, would have been cheaper and more open, but oh well.
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