voipguy
join:2006-05-31
Forest Hills, NY |  Let the lawsuits begin
One reason why Sling was never sued by programmers was that they didn't have any programming contracts to be held in violation of.
Echostar does.
Good luck! |
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RIPslingbox
@charter.com
| yup. the slingbox will die.. echostar is just throwing money away... potentially much more than just the acquisition price... unless there's some kind of sneaky under-the-table deal with programmers behind it all (e.g. buy sling, discontinue that dreadful box that's "ruining our business" and we'll double your money back in programming savings). |
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KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
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I'm thinking Echostar is buying the technology and saw the company as value.
Maybe they are thinking of streaming video around the home, or allowing Echostar customers to stream video to receivers elsewhere. I know Charlie Ergen isn't dumb. They see potential here.
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