[mythtv-users] Boxee/Hulu?

[Brian Phillips]

David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Thu, February 19, 2009 7:33 am, Brad Fuller wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Dean Collins <Dean at cognation.net>
>> wrote: 
>>> Another example i
>>> 
>>> "What Boxee is doing is taking copies of the NY Times, cutting them
>>> up to A4 size sheets and then distributing your version of the NY
>>> Times at the 32nd and 7th ave exit of Penn Station.
>>> 
>>> Sure NY Times will be selling more copies so should be happy, but
>>> Boxee are repurposing the content into their vision without the
>>> permission of the original licensor.
>> 
>> this analogy and your original made perfect sense to me.
> 
> What I don't understand is what Hulu is hoping will happen instead. 
> Do they really think the wave of the future is people huddled around
> computer monitors, with a keyboard and mouse, to watch content?  Or
> are they hoping to spin off their own STB, to get another revenue
> stream?    

To be honest this is the first thing that came to my mind when I read the
blog post on hulu.com.  Either hulu or the content producers are planning to
create or sell rights to some other delivery device, and they don't want to
compete with Boxee.

Brian