[opendtv] Re: [News] Tivo wins patent suit against E*

I don't think E* wants to license anything connected to Tivo. They
believe their technology is superior (which IMO it is not). One ego in
the way :-)

Cheers
Kon

> If this survives the appeals, won't E* have to change their software in 
> existing set tops to avoid the patent infringement? So the thousands of 
> even more little guys who have E* set tops will no longer have the 
> recording capabilities they've been paying for since they got the box - 
> like me. Will I buy a TIVO to compensate? Don't think so.
> 
> Why not just settle and license the patent to E*? TIVO would make a lot 
> more money that way. Too many egos in the way?

 
 
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