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Now it all makes sense.....
Now it all makes sense.....
02/01/2005 08:42 PMGreed and digital convergence often go hand in hand.
Many a deal has been f*cked up by some greedy (usually white male)
as**hole who thinks he can't just stick to his business model and
evolve into digital convergence - organically (read: later.)
No this guy - needs to try and take it all - NOW. He's gonna make
his play, and dam the logic of the alliances, the virtue of doing it
right and smart - we want IT ALL - NOW.
That seems to be what Mike Ramsey at
TiVO did.
Instead of going into a deal with COMCAST, which was critical -
given the fact that PVRs are becoming a commodity and Microsoft and
Digeo are on their asses. TiVO turned down a deal with COMCAST
supposedly in favor of their "digital convergence/Home LAN" play.
This is why they bought Strangeberry.
But what seems strange to me is why couldn't TiVO have lciensed it
software to COMCAST and STILL do their Home LAN play?
Why can't they organically grow into a Home LAN play, evolving
their brand into something that means - cool, compelling experience
that works?
By turning down the COMCAST deal, Mike Ramsey got kicked out and
now they'll probably never ship the Strangeberry V3 - and they'll just
tube - as COMCAST will hook up with MS and squash them.
Oh well.
Here's Peter Rojas'
engadget report....
Ok, now we understand why TiVo CEO
Michael Ramsay was “promoted” out of his job last week. You
know how people have been telling TiVo how the only way they’re
going to survive would be to convince some a cable company to license
their digital video recorder software for use on set-top boxes?
Yeah, well according to the New York Times last summer they were
about to score a big deal with Comcast to do precisely this, that is
until Ramsay pulled the plug at the last moment because he was
convinced TiVo wasn’t getting paid enough money or given enough
control over the service.
We won’t second guess his decision, since we don’t know the
exact terms of the deal (though apparently they were pretty bad), but
you know what, TiVo is sort of in a life-or-death situation right now
and might have to take what it can get if it wants to stick around.
The company is still not turning a profit, they’re facing increased
competition from all sides (from cable companies with their generic
DVR-capable set top boxes, Digeo’s
Moxi, and Microsoft’s Media Center OS, not to mention stuff like
MythTV and Beyond TV), and having deal like this in place would have
been especially valuable in the wake of their recent break up with
DirecTV. Now it’s Microsoft and Digeo who are testing their
software with Comcast and TiVo that’s being left out in the cold.
Ramsay says his strategy was to make an end-run around the cable
companies and focus on turning the TiVo into a digital entertainment
hub (i.e. “convergence”, i.e. the same thing everyone else claims
to be working on), but now he’s out (at least as CEO, he’s staying
on as chairman) and it’s unlikely that whoever succeeds him will
have the luxury of grand visions: right now they’re going to have to
focus on ensuring that TiVo is still in business a year from now.
[engadget]
This is important stuff. TiVO defined PVRs and now they're about
to lose the market. Same thing is happening to NetFlix as we
speak.
Is it lack of patents and bank account that causes this to happen
or it something more about execution and staying smart. It's not good
enough to be first and be really smart about your product offering or
compelling experience.
It's about staying smart and working with others. Not being too
greedy and keeping your eye on the end-user's experience - not your
bank account. Or shall I say your future bank account.
Yah gotta follow DROC (do not run-out-of cash.) But you also can't
be too greedy. TiVO knew that COMCAST knew that DirecTV was blowing
off TiVO. TiVo should have known that MS was sucking up to COMCAST -
HARD.
Why was COMCAST trying to do a deal with TiVO? Cause TiVO has the
best product and experience. But they weren't able to come to a deal.
Hmmmmmm.
Sounds like Apple to me.
A new PC makes no sense--but who cares?
A new PC makes no sense--but who cares?
07/11/2004 08:40 PMZDNet Jul 12 2004 0:32AM GMT
Google AdSense Makes Sense
Google AdSense Makes Sense
09/07/2004 11:43 PM
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IBM has a few words about why Linux on
Mac hardware makes sense
IBM has a few words about why Linux on
Mac hardware makes sense
02/16/2004 06:46 PMthorough guide to running Linux on a PowerPC .. white
paper
www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-pmac.html?ca=dgr-lnxw
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Sixth Sense Software Releases New
Versions of Macintosh Point of Sale
Software
Sixth Sense Software Releases New
Versions of Macintosh Point of Sale
Software
09/21/2004 02:49 AMSixth Sense Software Co. Inc. has released Version 6 of its Macintosh
point of sale software, Sixth Sense POS for retail and wholesale
operations, and Sixth Sense Cafe for restaurant and food service
operations. [PRWEB Sep 21, 2004]
Tech Bits: Can that spam
Tech Bits: Can that spam
07/10/2004 07:51 PMUS News Jul 10 2004 11:16PM GMT
Tech Bits: The 411 on videophones
Tech Bits: The 411 on videophones
06/05/2004 07:47 PMUS News Jun 5 2004 11:17PM GMT
Tech bits, Science bytes
Tech bits, Science bytes
12/30/2003 07:45 PMStraits Times Dec 30 2003 7:12PM ET
Word Menu 2.2: Entertaining, Useful
Lexicon Program Makes Good Sense
Word Menu 2.2: Entertaining, Useful
Lexicon Program Makes Good Sense
07/27/2004 10:44 AMWord Menu 2.2 is a practical investment if you work with words or if
you're a crossword aficionado. It has some flaws -- which, to be fair,
don't stop it from doing what it promises to do. By Charles Purdy,
Macworld (via MyAppleMenu)
Tech Bits: Who took the fun out of
walkie-talkie phones?
Tech Bits: Who took the fun out of
walkie-talkie phones?
12/14/2003 06:47 AMUS News Dec 14 2003 6:27AM ET
Tech Bits: New techniques in clock
watching
Tech Bits: New techniques in clock
watching
08/28/2004 06:57 PMUS News Aug 28 2004 11:16PM GMT
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Review - WINXPSP2 32
bits and WINXPSP1 64 bits
AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Review - WINXPSP2 32
bits and WINXPSP1 64 bits
09/06/2004 07:21 AM$1 million from EisnerCorp for an
insider baseball account of a
long-defunct magazine few outside
BIGMEDIA read, written by two of the
most self-absorbed egomaniacs in the
business, makes sense too
$1 million from EisnerCorp for an
insider baseball account of a
long-defunct magazine few outside
BIGMEDIA read, written by two of the
most self-absorbed egomaniacs in the
business, makes sense too
12/18/2003 06:57 AMSpy Kids to Net $1M for Memoir of Humor
Mag
nypost.com/seven/12172003/business/kelly.htm
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Quick Summation Of Why Software Patents
Don't Make Sense
Quick Summation Of Why Software Patents
Don't Make Sense
02/12/2004 02:16 PMWired is running an interview with Pamela Jones, who has been doing an
amazing job analyzing every SCO misstep over at
GrokLaw. If you follow the case at
all, you're likely to be familiar with the site. The interview,
though, focuses on
what she's
going to do with the site once the SCO mess goes away. It's clear
that she's not going to stop, but is gearing up to take on other
intellectual property messes (which will continue to come, fast and
furious). The reason I'm posting this, though, is a great quote from
her concerning the problem of patenting software: "With time I expect
that as tech savvy-ness increases in the judiciary, and it will,
someone will notice that software is just math, creativity and math,
and patenting 1 + 1 = 2 will eventually set us up to where only the
owners of that and similar patents can write software. Meanwhile the
rest of the world will move ahead in development, while the United
States is stuck in the mud because no one can write 1 + 1 = 2 without
crossing somebody's palm with silver."
Software And Common Sense Needed To Hook
Phishers
Software And Common Sense Needed To Hook
Phishers
04/13/2005 03:06 PMInformation Week Apr 13 2005 5:52PM GMT
News Bits: New Gateway Laptops, USB
Ghost Detector, Tablet PC Based Software
and Job Opportunity
News Bits: New Gateway Laptops, USB
Ghost Detector, Tablet PC Based Software
and Job Opportunity
04/05/2005 04:12 AMNotebookReview.com Apr 5 2005 8:46AM GMT
MCG Releases TakeCharge Software - A
Breakthrough in Software Development
Makes Cash Transactions a Thing of the
Past
MCG Releases TakeCharge Software - A
Breakthrough in Software Development
Makes Cash Transactions a Thing of the
Past
08/12/2004 02:23 AMTAKECHARGE is a software program that allows large and small merchants
to process credit, debit, gift, EBT cards, and electronic checks
through their computers. The program has multi-threaded, multi-user,
and multi-merchant capabilities, in addition to the ability to
automatically process recurring transactions. The software is written
in Java and can run across almost all computer operating systems.
[PRWEB Aug 12, 2004]
Celerus Networks Unveils All-In-One
Wi-Fi Management Software Suite in a
Free Software License Package Offer
Makes Wi-Fi More Affordable than Ever
Celerus Networks Unveils All-In-One
Wi-Fi Management Software Suite in a
Free Software License Package Offer
Makes Wi-Fi More Affordable than Ever
06/22/2005 02:31 AMCelerus Networks ships its feature-rich Wi-Fi management software
suite with a no-cost software license delivering unprecedented savings
to network builders & managers. The wireless management package
offers unsurpassed affordability coupled with comprehensive support
services. [PRWEB Jun 20, 2005]
Microsoft: Buy 32 bits, get 32 bits free
Microsoft: Buy 32 bits, get 32 bits free
07/30/2004 03:44 PMFirm says buy a 64-bit server with 32-bit Windows Server OS, and you
can upgrade free to 64-bit Windows when it arrives.
64 Bits and AMD, A Year Later
http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Computer-
Processors/64-Bits-and-AMD-A-Year-Later/
64 Bits and AMD, A Year Later
http://www.devhardware.com/c/a/Computer-
Processors/64-Bits-and-AMD-A-Year-Later/
12/29/2004 01:45 PMDevHardware Dec 29 2004 4:44PM GMT
Kerry makes pitch to high tech
Kerry makes pitch to high tech
06/24/2004 02:26 PMDemocratic candidate promises investments in research and broadband,
plus tax breaks for start-ups and other small businesses.
Tech makes comeback in realigning of
Nasdaq index
Tech makes comeback in realigning of
Nasdaq index
12/12/2003 11:35 AMCNET Dec 12 2003 10:24AM ET
DACC makes high-tech materials for brake
disks
DACC makes high-tech materials for brake
disks
12/25/2003 09:18 AMKorea Herald Dec 25 2003 8:06AM ET
Fun retro software makes a comeback
Fun retro software makes a comeback
02/18/2004 10:49 PMBefore Mac OS X, there were always lots of fun, useless little
programs that did quirky things. Two of them are now available for Mac
OS X.
SAP makes India a software development
hub
SAP makes India a software development
hub
08/03/2004 11:04 AMSiliconValley.com Aug 3 2004 3:54PM GMT
Software Makes a Tiger of Panther
Software Makes a Tiger of Panther
07/06/2004 04:55 AMApple won't add nifty features like systemwide search to Mac OS X
until 2005. But who needs the newest version of its operating system
when we've got third-party software that transforms Panther into
Tiger? By Chris Oakes.
Software Makes It Easy to Begin Blogging
Software Makes It Easy to Begin Blogging
05/12/2004 08:09 PMAP via Newsday May 12 2004 11:30PM GMT
Software makes game copying easy
Software makes game copying easy
02/17/2004 06:01 AMA firm whose DVD-copying software has angered film studios could have
just made a foe of the games industry.
Software Makes It Easy to Begin Blogging
(AP)
Software Makes It Easy to Begin Blogging
(AP)
05/12/2004 03:44 PMAP - After years of seeing friends, co-workers and strangers start Web
journals on current events and everyday life, I decided it was time to
try blogging myself. The Pew Internet and American Life Project finds
that blog readers outnumber blog creators by a 7 to 2 ratio. But with
blogging software so easy to use, I really had no excuse, except
perhaps a lack of time.
TopStyle Pro makes "Great Software List"
TopStyle Pro makes "Great Software List"
01/11/2004 01:32 PMTopStyle Pro earned the highest rating in Access
Foundation's 2004 Great Software List, and received some very high
praise:
"TopStyle Pro is truly one of the most well-designed
software apps on this entire list...If you're in the business of
building web pages or websites, then buy TopStyle Pro and take your
work to another level altogether."
Macworld: Equinux makes IT software
announcements
Macworld: Equinux makes IT software
announcements
01/08/2004 07:27 PMEquinux, which focuses on Mac
applications for IT environments, made two announcements at
Macworld Conference & Expo: an
update to APC Tracker 4 and the debut of VPN Tracker Server.
Open source CRM software makes a big
splash
Open source CRM software makes a big
splash
03/17/2005 03:42 AMBlueWhale 1.0 is a new customer relations management (CRM) product
from TechWhale, a Tampa, Fla.-based open source development company.
TechWhale's president Alan Ranciato claims BlueWhale, which was
released in December, is the first all-encompassing open source CRM
application written in .Net.
Intechra Makes Its Debut as Leading Tech
Recycler; New Name for One of the
Pioneers of Commercial Electronics
Recycling
Intechra Makes Its Debut as Leading Tech
Recycler; New Name for One of the
Pioneers of Commercial Electronics
Recycling
02/01/2005 08:47 PMOne of the pioneering companies in the business of commercial
recycling of technology products is now Intechra, LLC, formerly known
as Recycled Computers International, LLC and before that as Resource
Concepts, Inc (RCI). [PRWEB Jan 24, 2005]
Deploy Software by CDI Solutions Makes
its Market Debut
Deploy Software by CDI Solutions Makes
its Market Debut
08/28/2004 02:38 AMDeploy Site Management software hits the market as a new player in the
web based Content Management (CMS) arena. CDI Solutions offers a
surprisingly low-cost, fully featured online web site creation and
management tool with an intuitive high tech user-interface. Deploy is
the perfect solution for hosting companies looking to offer clients an
online editing system or for businesses looking to combine websites
into one central CMS. [PRWEB Aug 28, 2004]
ZDNet: Music-swapping software makes
comeback
ZDNet: Music-swapping software makes
comeback
10/29/2003 02:19 AMiCommune, software that allow iTunes users to share their music over a
network, and software that
drew fire
from Apple, now uses "a combination of little-known features in iTunes
along with code written in AppleScript, the Mac's built-in scripting
language." The latest open source release is available from
sourceforge.net.
Serena Makes $380M Software Tools Play
Serena Makes $380M Software Tools Play
03/06/2004 02:02 AMSerena to buy Merant to fill in gaps of its software tools portfolio.
Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Windows
upgrade makes strides to outrun the bad
guys (USATODAY.com)
Edward C. Baig: Personal Tech - Windows
upgrade makes strides to outrun the bad
guys (USATODAY.com)
08/12/2004 09:50 AMUSATODAY.com - Are you nervous about viruses, worms, spyware and other
threats to your computer? Wish you had the power to appoint an
intelligence czar to safeguard your PC? A fellow like Bill Gates,
even?
Yarra Valley Software makes iMagine
Photo free
Yarra Valley Software makes iMagine
Photo free
02/01/2005 09:54 PMYarra Valley Software on Monday announced that iMagine Photo, its
AppleScript-based image and video processing tool, is now free. The
price change comes with the release of version 2.1, which fixes
several bugs and offers such new features as bilinear interpolation
for removing hot pixels with a pixel map and the ability to turn off
automatic color matching and gamma correction. In addition, the
developer has discontinued iMagine Video and incorporated its
AppleScript-based functionality, including movie creation, into
iMagine Photo. Mac OS X v10.3 is required.
New Search Engine Optimization Software
Finally Makes It Easy
New Search Engine Optimization Software
Finally Makes It Easy
12/27/2004 04:35 AMA brand new SEO software program is helping people get Top 10 rankings
in Google, Yahoo and MSN in as little as 28 days. [PRWEB Dec 27, 2004]
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