said by GTFan:But it could've been different if the FCC had gotten off their ass about AllVid, because then all MVPDs would've been required to provide open, IP-based access instead of this card crap. Not to mention losing the STB lock-in that they all love.
The AllVid proposal was floated by the FCC last year, it's not even any sort of standard a company can build a product to fit. The FCC ordered CableCARD 13 years ago and the first user obtainable device saw light of day 7 years ago. Don't expect AllVid to actually be a usable device for a few more years.
Companies and consumers love spending billions of dollars on the direction of the FCC's whim...