said by funchords:So last week Hulu was kicked off Boxee at the request of the entertainment industry and this week an industry-friendly device shows up on the vaporware counter? Coincidence?
The history of this is sickening. ZillionTV was going to give out the box for free, until someone pointed out to them that they could sell it. It has no HDD, so no tolerance for delay or drop -- it's cheap-assed non-robust design
requires ISPs to degrade or slow other traffic!
Why do this? For the behaviorally-targeted ads, of course. Why does this thing seem so nasty? Who is behind this terrible idea? Who would take good technology and apply it to such a despicable purpose? Sierra Ventures, who gave $4 million in first-round funding only last month. And who is Sierra Ventures? They're the wonderful folk that brought us
NebuAd!
And my stomach churns... ... and an ad for Zantac just appeared on my TV. DAMN IT!
and to answer my own question...
said by funchords:So last week Hulu was kicked off Boxee at the request of the entertainment industry and this week an industry-friendly device shows up on the vaporware counter? Coincidence?
Probably.
Of course it isn't - it's just our illegal Hollywood RIAA/MPA-mob now tightens the grip while upping the ante in the Congress and White House...
