[opendtv] Re: Scrap OTA?
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 18:55:37 -0500
Cliff Benham wrote:
> You mean it's possible that someone actually is trying
> to eliminate everything that's free?
I sympathize with your conjecture here, although it seems
counterproductive to some of the players. Which is why
I'm not of that school of thought.
The CE companies in particular would seem to be cutting
off their noses to spite their faces. Because (it seems)
that by selling OTA/cable equipment, they would not lose
the cable market at all. People still go for their
umbillical providers, even if they *also* use OTA. That's
what those percentages seem to indicate, isn't it?
Of course the cable and DBS companies themselves would
prefer the CE companies not provide standard boxes, and
not provide any sort of OTA capability. But why should
CE companies listen?
Let's even say that companies X and Y have exclusive deals
with cable systems, so those two companies don't want any
generic cable/OTA boxes on the market. What about all the
other CE companies? Why should they willingly drop out?
Let's say that "most" US consumers are too dense to use
regular recording devices -- they only want PVRs. What
about the millions who aren't too dense?
I don't get it. I must be dense.
Bert
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