TiVo Offering To Buy Off Journalists... Or Just Mispromoting A Small Deal?
from the depends-on-how-you-look-at-it dept
Apparently, TiVo sent out an email to a number of journalists recently discussing their "TiVo Media Accommodation Program," that would let people buy an 80 hour TiVo DVR with a $200 rebate. It didn't take long, of course, for some to wonder if TiVo was trying to buy off the press. Others however, point out that the deal isn't really limited to the press and it wasn't that good of a deal in the first place -- since other rebates are out there, and the real cost of a TiVo is in the service. Still, the naming of the program and the fact that it was emailed out to journalists does seem a bit questionable. Even if it was open to anyone, the fact that they're specifically targeting special deals towards the press does raise some questions. Unfortunately, this sort of stuff does happen all the time -- but just doesn't get that much discussion.
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I think it's a good idea
I just got back from four days out of town and while watching CNN one morning, I noticed something of interest in the trailer at the bottom of the screen "220+ pairs of woman's thong underwear..." scrolled off the screen and I immediately reached for the remote to rewind and see what I missed - but sadly there was no rewind button, so I never did find out what happened to the thongs...
I missed my DVR...
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Companies do this ALL THE TIME
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