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

Mike Perkins mikep at randomtraveller.org.uk
Wed Feb 16 09:54:27 UTC 2011


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.

-- 

Mike Perkins


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