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Google's hardware plans - Why they just might work

article published on 14 February, 2012

When Google announced their buyout of Motorola Mobility last year, it appeared to be primarily motivated by access to a handful of mobile phone patents. Even as the two biggest regulatory hurdles are cleared, there is growing evidence which suggests video technology was their primary goal all along. It's no secret that Google wants to be in your living room. Since 2010 they have made ... [ read the full article ]

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DarkJello
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_ 		14. February 2012 @ 12:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Great article! The in home presence I think is the main motive for grtting Motorola. Should be exciting it will be google not apple that revolutionizes the tv experience
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molsen
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_ 		14. February 2012 @ 13:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I think Apple is still trying to get many people to "upgrade" to a better viewing experiece, which may or may not work. Why am I going to pay for a premium on a symbol for tv that may or may not be all that great. I think Google's approach is better by learning from mistakes.

Biggest thing moving fowad is a la cart programming.
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A5J4DX
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_ 		14. February 2012 @ 14:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by DarkJello:
 Great article! The in home presence I think is the main motive for grtting Motorola. Should be exciting it will be google not apple that revolutionizes the tv experience
agree
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ThePastor
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_ 		14. February 2012 @ 19:09 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wish google luck. I think they can do it. But they must set a reasonable goal and stick to it. Google TV tries to do too much.

Here's all you have to do.
Build a cable box that has Netflix, Hulu and others built in.
Make it so it can connect to a DLNA server and so that it can play directly from the source with many formats. (USB drive)
Make the on screen menu good, snappy and useful.

That's it. Sell it to every cable company out there and Voila, you are in every home in America.
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Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
Ghostdog
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_ 		15. February 2012 @ 07:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Very interesting read, cheers Rich!
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mscritsm
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_ 		24. February 2012 @ 19:41 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Why would any cable company using Motorola as their cable box manufacturer allow Google to push its Google TV service to their subscribers? The trend is for cable providers like Comcast to create and sell their own streaming services to their subscribers. Google TV would just be more competition.
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DarkJello
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_ 		24. February 2012 @ 22:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Because you have to pay for the cable service to rent the box. Plus wouldn't you go with the cable commie that offers google tv technology over a competitor?
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