 KrKHeavy Artillery For The Little GuyPremium
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Tulsa, OK
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Re: How can you patent something you did not invent??? They are/were sweet units. They pushed the parameters out on what was available for users--- Imagine if all this time they'd been continuing to build new units and improve.
ReplayTV and Tivo were developed side by side at the same time yet completely separate efforts. I personally feel that some of the patents Tivo now enjoys exclusive control of would have worked out differently if ReplayTV was around. For example if Tivo sued ReplayTV in much the same manner they did Dish they'd not have won IMHO.
Ah well, it's water under the bridge at this point. I just wish consumers had more choices for DVR's that DON'T require monthly fees. Other then a build-your-own, I don't think that's available atm.
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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