KrK
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Tulsa, OK | reply to pandora
Re: Dish has got to get its DVR act together
Dish HAS their act together. It's these leeches like Tivo who want to say "We own the DVR", you can't make your own, we'll sue" that need to be slapped around. |
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pandora
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|  said by KrK  :Dish HAS their act together. It's these leeches like Tivo who want to say "We own the DVR", you can't make your own, we'll sue" that need to be slapped around. I tend to agree with your sentiment. Unfortunately the courts do not agree with either of us.
The last time Dish pushed an issue around, it lost distant network access for many customers. If Dish doesn't get it's legal act together, it risks more sanctions. Last time they lost distant networks, my comment was more along the lines of if they're not careful, and if history repeats, they could lose all DVR capability as the result of a courts injunction.
I'd rather not see Dish Network taken out of the DVR business by order of a court. If this were to happen, it'll be a disaster for Dish and their customers.
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KrK
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| Dish didn't push the issue, the broadcasters sued. Dish fought hard to save the distant networks but lost due to lobbyist $$$$ IMHO.
Same thing here. Tivo wants DISH to pay them a lot of money. Dish has developed their own DVR's from scratch, and don't want to raise subscribers rates.
So they fight the extortion attempt.
DISH isn't the bad guy here.
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pandora
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| I don't think Dish is the bad guy, it is surprising to read you apparently rebutting that impression. At the same time, Dish has got to work with the court system and avoid antagonizing where possible. Dish lost distant networks when it fought in court, and may be risking the loss of DVR functionality if it cannot positively resolve the current situation. My hope is Dish will resolve this without damaging DVR support.
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KrK
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Tulsa, OK | My point is Dish didn't make a mistake "fighting in Court". They took Distant networks from Dish, Dish HAD to fight to try and save it.... and lost. |
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