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2 edits | reply to Annon Tivo
Re: And here it comes....
Well, TiVo's advertising campaign was "Skip the stuff you don't want to see". Yes, people DO, in fact, use TiVo to skip ads. I always do something else, waiting 15 minutes into a show before watching just so I can skip the ads.
Part of it is that TiVo is falling down a slippery slope.
First it was the star ads. TiVo swore up and down that it would not get worse. Now they've turned to banner ads (and they've tested some that consumed a good portion of the screen, not like that teeny little ad in the screenshot).
How long will it be until they insert ads in the guide? The Pick Programs to Record area? Ads that you can't fast forward through? Are they going to start charging even more money if you want to opt out of them? I understand TiVo needs to make money to survive, but slapping ads all over it rightfully turns the stomachs of many.
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