* JEDIDIAH peremptorily fired off this memo:
>> It is MANDATED by the content providers. Notice that there isn't a single
>> OSS DVR that supports cable cards.
>
> ...that just demonstrates that the Congress handed the cable companies
> a monopoly on a silver platter. It used to be that you could just plug any
> old device into your coax or STB and either watch TV or record it.
So when does a business oligarchy merge into corporate fascism?
--
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very
efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.
-- Bill Gates, TIME magazine Vol. 149, No. 2 (13 January 1997)
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