I meant to add in more info, but my mobile Gmail client betrayed me.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:59 PM, Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> wrote: > Lol, I didn't say all of them were doing that yet. > On Feb 11, 2013 3:50 PM, "Christopher Morrow" <morrowc.li...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Scott Helms <khe...@zcorum.com> wrote: >> > If you're a large MSO (say top 15) >> > then I can see it with today's technology, but even those guys seem to >> be >> > moving in other directions to get out of the provider controlled set top >> > box model. >> >> really? verizon still wants to sell the hell out of their crappy box >> to me... despite the fact that I say: "No, I have a tivo, it works >> better...." >> > Verizon's infrastructure is all RFoG and not IPTV so a cache wouldn't be useful. > >> same, btw, for comcast... >> >> They all seem to want to push their own box on users :( to the extent >> that they tread the line on legality of pushing away 'cablecard' users >> :( >> > Time Warner is taking a different approach: http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Roku-and-Time-Warner-Cable-Hook-Up-122690 Also, on Comcast their new STB platform is built around IP http://xfinity.comcast.net/x1/ and while its still their box they are trying to build a development ecosystem. -- Scott Helms Vice President of Technology ZCorum (678) 507-5000 -------------------------------- http://twitter.com/kscotthelms --------------------------------
