2005 will see the next big battle for the home. The concept of the digital hub is slowly becoming reality, and both TiVo and Microsoft are making a run for the gold. ReplayTV is all but gone. Apple seems to have taken a pass on the entire concept. Sony is a player but has never been able to gain the scale necessary to drive this market, even though it has one of the most compelling solutions today in the VIAO Type X.
TiVo vs. Microsoft vs. the Set-Top Box
Posted by: Rob Enderle December 13, 2004 05:00 AM2005 will see the next big battle for the home. The concept of the digital hub is slowly becoming reality, and both TiVo and Microsoft are making a run for the gold. ReplayTV is all but gone. Apple seems to have taken a pass on the entire concept. Sony is a player but has never been able to gain the scale necessary to drive this market, even though it has one of the most compelling solutions today in the VIAO Type X.