[opendtv] Re: LG thought
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "OpenDTV (E-mail)" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2005 17:57:06 -0500
Mark A. Aitken wrote:
> I believe that the CE folks do what is easiest, not
> what is right by the consumers who bought their
> products in the past. It is all about present
> profits, little to do with building brand loyalty.
It's always been so, Mark.
We, as consumers, shouldn't expect or even demand any
special favors here. The system has to make sense, or
it won't work.
The existence of STBs, during a transitional period,
perhaps even longer term for special needs, had better
make economic sense. The way it's supposed to work is
very simple.
If one manufacturer decides to try to rip off
consumers by offering only integrated sets, that
manufacturer cannot prevent someone else from filling
the hole. The simple fact is, most consumers don't
want to just trash a new set, to please the rip-off
artists. So demand will create supply.
The STB market won't last all that long (unless the
standards keep changing, of course), but while it
lasts, it will make some OEMs a pretty penny.
That's how it's SUPPOSED to work.
Bert
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