@DMCRAW wrote:
So this appeal is taking awhile and I really miss this option. Is there any news? Why is Verizon still able to offer the record option on their app?f
Verizon and others are paying TiVo/Rovi for the right to offer the feature. Comcast refused to pay and decided to appeal the ruling.
Obviously, this appeal, and the related infringement suit filed by TiVo in January, could be decided in either direction. But I will say this: I had some knowledge of the attorneys who wrote the TiVo patents, and while Comcast has a lot more money, I would place my bets on TiVo. Again: anything could happen, but my money is on TiVo.
Now if Comcast loses, what do you think will happen? Will they cave, pay up, and restore the feature? I don't know anything specific about Comcast's management, but their behavior throughout their history suggests that they won't pay, and that Comcast customers will never see this feature again.
So there you have it: one moderately-informed person's personal opinion based on no direct knowledge. I'd give my prediction about a 65% chance of coming to pass (i.e., 2 out of 3 odds). It's worth what you paid for it, right?
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