[opendtv] Re: News: What Convergence? TV's Hesitant March to the Net
- From: "Hughes Gary-DJWV76" <ghughes@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:52:57 -0500
> On Behalf Of Manfredi, Albert E
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 10:54 AM
> Subject: [opendtv] Re: News: What Convergence? TV's Hesitant March to
the Net
>
> The only way Internet TV interests me is if it is as flexible
> as the real thing. I'm not the least bit interested in
> getting involved with just another walled garden scheme.
> AppleTV and Netflix being examples of the latter.
>
Xbmc on AppleTV is a significant step toward an open Internet TV device,
without discarding the walled garden services.
Gary
Gary Hughes
Distinguished Member, Technical Staff
Advanced Engineering
Motorola On Demand Video, MA34
80 Central St.
Boxborough, MA 01719
Email: ghughes@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Office: 978 266 7269
Mobile: 978 339 3615
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