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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Interesting CBS video clip in Alec Saunders blog today <a
href="http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/20/will-joost-finally-succeed-with-interactive-tv/">http://saunderslog.com/2007/04/20/will-joost-finally-succeed-with-interactive-tv/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I still think that the MythTV platform has missed an opportunity
to build a community approach to watching tv that allowed simultaneous chat and
interaction between all users when watching the same show. (Kind of what I was
pitching 2 years ago when we killed the <a
href="http://www.cognation.net/Cablecard3"
title="blocked::http://www.cognation.net/Cablecard3">www.Cognation.net/Cablecard3</a>
project)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>It’s all public domain now and nothing of value there
because we killed the project when Cablelabs wouldn’t license us the
cablecard2.0 interface specification to develop against. Basically we said see
you in hell when you have all gone the way of the dinosaurs, all the partners
took their money out and we agreed to get back together in 4 years when there
is a new technology to build against. Considering that was over 2 years ago I
think I timing on picking the demise of coaxial cable and set top boxes was
about right.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Anyway just a thought and hope it’s of interest.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Regards,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Dean Collins</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><br>
<font color=black><span style='color:black'>Cognation Pty Ltd<br>
</span></font></span></font><a href="mailto:dean@cognation.net"
title="mailto:dean@cognation.net"><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>dean@cognation.net</span></font><span
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title="mailto:dean@cognation.net"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
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</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:
none'></span></span></font></a><st1:dial w:st="on"><font size=2 color=black
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>+1-212-203-4357</span></font></st1:dial><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'> Ph<br>
<st1:dial w:st="on">+61-2-9016-5642</st1:dial> (<st1:City u1:st="on"><st1:place u1:st="on"><st2:City
w:st="on"><st2:place w:st="on">Sydney</st1:place></st1:City></st2:place></st2:City>
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