Re: If you can't beat them... -

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KrK Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy Premium join:2000-01-17 Tulsa, OK Reviews: ·AT&T DSL Service	reply to supergirl Re: If you can't beat them... Nice slant. Ergen doesn't like to get ripped off on content--- DISH CUSTOMERS WIN. We get content, prices stay lower. DISH didn't rip off TIVO--- TIVO just got some broad patents granted on DVR features which happened to apply to DISH's DVR's that they developed on their own. And TIVO is no saint... ReplayTV, prior art anyone? Now TIVO is free to go after Cable and Telco DVR type boxes. We shall see. And as for your expectations that DTV kills DISH.... DISH has been profitable. Has DTV ever turned a profit yet? You know what happens when you assume... -- "Regulatory capitalism is when companies invest in lawyers, lobbyists, and politicians, instead of plant, people, and customer service." - former FCC Chairman William Kennard (A real FCC Chairman, unlike the current Corporate Spokesperson in the job!)
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gopnick join:2005-01-07 Benton, AR	Exactly! I for one appreciate that Dish fights content distributors to keep the prices down while shareholders still have ROI. This is how a business OUGHT to work! I'm paying $70/mo on Dish for what I paid $150/mo for on cable+TiVO.
gopnick join:2005-01-07 Benton, AR	to forum · permalink · 2008-04-14 16:07:31 ·

Dish Loses TiVo Appeal and Takes Loss on Satellite > If you can't beat them...