Comments on: Tivo – Better Off Without The Legal Jackpot http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/ More Signal. Less Noise. Thu, 02 Apr 2009 12:29:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Tivo Pulls the Plug on Echostar at Nyquist Capital http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-332 Tivo Pulls the Plug on Echostar at Nyquist Capital Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:47:40 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-332 [...] I still believe Tivo needs to move beyond the “Sue your Customers” model that Rambus used. They need to position themselves as content distrubution mechanism (see Tivo - Better Off Without The Legal Jackpot). Hat Tip: Davis Freeberg [...] [...] I still believe Tivo needs to move beyond the “Sue your Customers” model that Rambus used. They need to position themselves as content distrubution mechanism (see Tivo – Better Off Without The Legal Jackpot). Hat Tip: Davis Freeberg [...]

]]> By: Andrew Schmitt http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-331 Andrew Schmitt Fri, 14 Apr 2006 23:38:58 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-331 Agreed, it is confusing. I assumed it was thousands - so there is growth from 5MM to 10MM. It would have been better to make one chart with TIvo's share shown. The point is the market is growing rapidly but Tivo is not. Agreed, it is confusing. I assumed it was thousands – so there is growth from 5MM to 10MM. It would have been better to make one chart with TIvo’s share shown.

The point is the market is growing rapidly but Tivo is not.

]]> By: tim http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-330 tim Fri, 14 Apr 2006 20:12:42 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-330 That chart on the right is pretty horrible -- what does it actually indicate? It says "estimated total DVR growth of cable and satellite companies", which is problematic for a few reasons. First, the DVRs that cable and satellite companies sell don't represent the whole market. Second, what are the numbers? It appears they've gone from 5,000 or so to 10,000 -- 10,000 what? That chart on the right is pretty horrible — what does it actually indicate? It says “estimated total DVR growth of cable and satellite companies”, which is problematic for a few reasons. First, the DVRs that cable and satellite companies sell don’t represent the whole market. Second, what are the numbers? It appears they’ve gone from 5,000 or so to 10,000 — 10,000 what?

]]> By: rgergeg http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-329 rgergeg Fri, 14 Apr 2006 18:36:48 +0000 http://www.nyquistcapital.com/2006/04/14/tivo-better-off-without-the-legal-jackpot/#comment-329 The lure of easy money from patent lawsuits will likely be too attractive for them. The lure of easy money from patent lawsuits will likely be too attractive for them.

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