[Pc_Support] Fwd: Tivo 7.2 OS -adds content-protection, blocks transfers, auto-deletes. -- 3 THUMBS DOWN BOYCOTT

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 19:39 -0400, Jason Boxman wrote:
> On Tuesday 13 September 2005 18:34, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> > Per:
> >   http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/09/tivo_72_os_adds.html
> >
> > I wrote this ...
> That's pretty sad.  That kind of nonsense is why I don't think I'd ever buy a 
> TiVo.  If I get service that comes with a PVR, fine, I might use that for 
> convenience, but I see no reason to pony money up front and then monthly to 
> TiVo if they're going to screw me; even if it's the only way they can stay 
> alive.  I'll build my own PVR or Usenet is your friend.

It goes _beyond_ TiVO.
It makes sense to send the signal "loud and clear" _through_ TiVO.
Let's do something that _will_ affect people's pocketbooks _directly_.


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