[opendtv] Re: Sony U.S execs: Expect a robust holiday season


Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
 > By the way, I saw two interesting news items yesterday.
 > Scientific Atlantic being bought by Cisco, how about that,
 > and Microsoft building in IPTV interface software, how
 > about that?
 >
 > Speaking of "trends," what do those two news items say
 > about the future of stand-alone STBs?
 >

Uhhh, that they will be network connected and crash a lot?  ;-)
(I know, less true these days and very unfair, but still good fun)

- Tom


> Tom Barry wrote:
> 
> 
>>Judging from reports on AVS the government has managed
>>only very grudging cooperation from cable companies so
>>far on 1-way cable cards. The darn things cost as much
>>monthly as an STB and tend not to work very reliably.
> 
> 
> I'm not surprised that the umbillical service providers
> are dragging their feet, or making these things
> deliberately unappealing economically. But that's just it.
> We can't confuse the self-interest of the service provider,
> which is to make each subscriber as dependent as possible,
> with what's "best for the consumer."
> 
> In my view, the FCC mandate combined with cable agreement,
> are definitely what's best for the consumer. And I see
> this evolving to other interfaces too, like IPTV.
> 
> By the way, I saw two interesting news items yesterday.
> Scientific Atlantic being bought by Cisco, how about that,
> and Microsoft building in IPTV interface software, how
> about that?
> 
> Speaking of "trends," what do those two news items say
> about the future of stand-alone STBs?
> 
> Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> 
> 
>>The most interesting thing about this is that each time
>>the government lets the public have a little spectrum, a
>>large competitive industry seems to spring up, especially
>>when the application appeals to a large audience, like
>>wireless phone instruments and Wi-Fi.
> 
> 
> I don't see anything surprising about businesses springing
> up wherever an opportunity arises. Whether the spectrum in
> question is public or whether they have to pay rent for it.
> 
> Bert
> 
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