[mythtv-users] British Tivos to be neutered...
Andre
mythtv-list at dinkum.org.uk
Wed Feb 16 10:43:00 UTC 2011
On 16 Feb 2011, at 10:54, Mike Perkins wrote:
> On 15/02/11 20:21, Ben Kamen wrote:
>> On 2/15/2011 2:11 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/15/tivo_to_cull_old_uk_set_tops/
>>>
>>> Seems that Tivos just last too long!
>>
>> Wow! I bought a "lifetime" sub back in 2001 or whatever..
>>
>> I'm in the US. I wonder if they're doing the same here... relegating my TiVo
>> to scrap.
>>
>> Wow. Another reason why I'd never buy another (and FOSS trumps proprietary).
>>
>> Companies pull crap like this.. "Lifetime" means, "as long as we feel like
>> supporting it.."
>>
>> Do I smell class action?
>>
> IANAL But in the UK it's not quite so easy to get something like a "class
> action" going, I don't even know if a comparable legal action actually exists.
>
> However, there are consumer protection laws... I'm not holding my breath.
The only Tivo user still existing here that I know is just getting his MythTV system running, so he didn't seem too annoyed.
Maybe the other two will try to get something done ;-)
Andre
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