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Originally Posted by CrazyPhuD
Yes but at that point they stop being cable companies and become infrastructure companies. The business model of the cable company today is dead. The question then becomes who do you want to be your network provider.
Honest answer there...the question is how long it will take but there it's likely wireless. The infrastructure costs of running lines to each house starts to be impractical here. This will take longer. But the switch off of standard cable could occur much quicker.
Tivo's another classic example, good company, interesting technology, but also likely dead in the long rung. Why would I need a DVR when I have my movies/TV on demand when I want them already.
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I'm totally picking up what you're laying down. But they're completely overhauling themselves because they see the writing on the wall. I was just talking to my wife and parents about this over the weekend. At some point in the next 10-20 years internet will stream through televisions providing whatever form of entertainment that you're looking for. Everything will be on demand. As long as they can find a way to force you to watch the advertisements.
