[mythtv-users] British Tivos to be neutered...

[Andre]

On 16 Feb 2011, at 10:54, Mike Perkins wrote:

> On 15/02/11 20:21, Ben Kamen wrote:
>> On 2/15/2011 2:11 PM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
>>> 
>>> http://www.reghardware.com/2011/02/15/tivo_to_cull_old_uk_set_tops/
>>> 
>>> Seems that Tivos just last too long!
>> 
>> Wow! I bought a "lifetime" sub back in 2001 or whatever..
>> 
>> I'm in the US. I wonder if they're doing the same here... relegating my TiVo
>> to scrap.
>> 
>> Wow. Another reason why I'd never buy another (and FOSS trumps proprietary).
>> 
>> Companies pull crap like this.. "Lifetime" means, "as long as we feel like
>> supporting it.."
>> 
>> Do I smell class action?
>> 
> IANAL But in the UK it's not quite so easy to get something like a "class
> action" going, I don't even know if a comparable legal action actually exists.
> 
> However, there are consumer protection laws... I'm not holding my breath.

The only Tivo user still existing here that I know is just getting his MythTV system running, so he didn't seem too annoyed.

Maybe the other two will try to get something done ;-)

Andre