TIVO vs E*

[rockymtnhigh]

Guys, drop it about the ignore features, and your requests for it. It is off-topic entirely.

[long_time_DNC]

Do you guys realize (or even care?) that in order to find out any useful information on this topic, I had to google it and read info on other sites because all that's going on in here is just a bunch of B.S!

In 10 minutes on other sites, I found out what was going on with the case and I had to spend almost an hour reading through a buncha garbage and OT bickering here just to get some minorly useful details.

I understand that everyone has opinions, thoughts, ideas (subjective and otherwise), but c'mon already...can't we have more substance and less conjecture, please???

I come here to find out stuff (which 95% of the time works out just great), but this thread is a freakin' nightmare...almost as bad as the Voom thread was...

[whatchel1]

TiVo has "killed" other DVR companies? ReplayTV didn't die because of TiVo. TiVo and ReplayTV agreed to drop their litigation against each other. A few months later, SonicBlue filed for bankruptcy. D&M Holdings bought up most of ReplayTV, and within the past two years, DirecTV purchased the ReplayTV patents from D&M Holdings.

That is far from TiVo putting ReplayTV out of existance.A jury in eastern Texas found infringement. A judge in eastern Texas found infringement during a contempt proceeding based on the testimony from the trial. And the eastern Texas docket has lately been a panacea for finding not guilty of infringement.

The 1st statement sounds like your source is Wikipedia version and yes have read that. About the judge and jury not sure either know enough about the products to understand more than they both record and playback using a hard drive. I think that is part of the basis for the continuation of the fight that is going on. And I have no idea how it would be possible to educate a jury well enough for them to understand the intricacy of the technology. Before anyone jumps down my throat for that one I work with TV-sat & PC and I'm not sure that I completely understand the very slight differences.

[rockymtnhigh]

Do you guys realize (or even care?) that in order to find out any useful information on this topic, I had to google it and read info on other sites because all that's going on in here is just a bunch of B.S!

In 10 minutes on other sites, I found out what was going on with the case and I had to spend almost an hour reading through a buncha garbage and OT bickering here just to get some minorly useful details.

I understand that everyone has opinions, thoughts, ideas (subjective and otherwise), but c'mon already...can't we have more substance and less conjecture, please???

I come here to find out stuff (which 95% of the time works out just great), but this thread is a freakin' nightmare...almost as bad as the Voom thread was...

No, they don't care Joe, and I am not even convinced that we should continue the thread. Just shut it down, and open up something when there is some actual news. Or just keep a sticked thread (locked) with updates as they occur. As letting the inmates run the asylum doesn't seem to be working.

[msmith198025]

Sorry If I missed this, but has the threats topic been covered again? Is there another thread for it?
I am just curious.

[rockymtnhigh]

no. nothing to worry about. Just idiots with big heads.

[msmith198025]

no. nthing to worry about. Just idiots with big heads.

Good enough for me.

[rockymtnhigh]

And folks, if you want to discuss the politics of this lawsuit, I would strongly recommend you check out
SonicBabble.com

- where you can discuss and debate the politics of this to your hearts content. Its run by one of our supporting members, and is open to all ideological viewpoints.

We have allowed this thread to get out of control, and to get way too deeply mired in the politics of a (possibly) corrupt patent system, claims of an unethical judge; etc, etc... That stuff is going to end. Our rules clearly state that political discussion is not permitted at satelliteguys.

The time has come to reign in the b.s.

[vampz26]

No, they don't care Joe, and I am not even convinced that we should continue the thread. Just shut it down, and open up something when there is some actual news. Or just keep a sticked thread (locked) with updates as they occur. As letting the inmates run the asylum doesn't seem to be working.

Speaking as one off the big-headed idiots...I do agree that this thread has run its course. We've seen constant repetition of legal rhetoric, sycophantic praise to the like minded, my over-the-top melodrama, and a veritable blood-bath of troll bannings.

If there is a thread in this forum that has run its course and back again it is this one. I'm honored to have been a part of it, and yes...even a wee-bit ashamed.

But none-the-less, I'm not going to think twice about writing "Tivo vs. E*: The Movie" in time for a summer release...

[msmith198025]

And folks, if you want to discuss the politics of this lawsuit, I would strongly recommend you check out
SonicBabble.com

- where you can discuss and debate the politics of this to your hearts content. Its run by one of our supporting members, and is open to all ideological viewpoints.

We have allowed this thread to get out of control, and to get way too deeply mired in the politics of a (possibly) corrupt patent system, claims of an unethical judge; etc, etc... That stuff is going to end. Our rules clearly state that political discussion is not permitted at satelliteguys.

The time has come to reign in the b.s.

Here is a link to the thread set up for it if interested.


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