TiVo Relaunching As a Patent Troll? 335
An anonymous reader writes "TiVo's quarterly call was a bit more dramatic than usual. While they continue to lose customers and innovate 'at a very unhurried pace,' TiVo seeks a repeat DISH Network performance in going after AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ) for infringement. Basically, TiVo's current business model appears to be ad sales and patent trolling."
boop-BOOP (Score:4, Funny)
boop-BOOP ....
Tivo recommends "GET YOURSELF A LAWYER"
Re:TiVo was cool... (Score:3, Funny)
TV seems to be more and more reality shows, dull sports and bad programs for children than anything else.
When the peak of science during the week on TV is Mythbusters (nothing really wrong with them) then there is something really bad going on.
Re:How is this a Patent Troll? (Score:2, Funny)
IMO if you're trying to collect on an obvious idea, you're a patent troll. I doubt there's a single slashdotter here (except maybe NYCL) who couldn't have made a DVR out of an old laptop, a few roofing nails and a bananna. And most of us could have done it without the nails and bananna.
Interesting, if so why didn't you do?
I was going to, but someone ate my bananna...