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How the heck did this turn into an MS/Linux Gripe Session?
This article is about Tivo.
From my understanding Tivo uses Linux. Okay.
People modify the Tivo box for enhanced viewing options. Okay
MS is trying to tighten media control. Okay a bit of a stretch for the article subject, but it can slide in.

However, I'm a bit lost in the leap from MS tightening media control, to the lost of warranty of tivo if you hack it, to Red Hat not supporting non-Red Hat distros.

If this is how the talkback is going, I'd just like to point out, that darn my auto insurance won't cover my laptop if I drop it while water sking.
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Why not use a whitebox?  worknman | 11/11/04
Why not use a whitebox?  Loverock Davidson | 11/11/04
What major drawback ??  Ludovit | 11/11/04
LOL! VCR?  cgentry@... | 11/12/04
Because of the very high investment one may have.  The King's Servant | 11/12/04
The computer will not play VCR tapes either.  timoute | 11/15/04
lol  SantiagoCrespo | 01/05/05
I love my Tivo  JasonL31 | 11/14/04
How about price?  timoute | 11/15/04
Building your own HTPC..  Patrick Jones | 11/11/04
MS Media Center Retail costs more than a TiVo  timoute | 11/15/04
Re: Why not use a whitebox  alterego_z | 11/11/04
It's THEIR box. THEY paid for it.  BitTwiddler | 11/11/04
Hear, hear!  d_jedi | 11/11/04
And ALLLLLLLLLL this is what Microsoft wants to take away.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 11/11/04
But linux does it too!  Loverock Davidson | 11/11/04
Only applicable to Tivo, not Linux.  B.O.F.H. | 11/11/04
Red Hat supports non Red Hat distro's???  GregSalts | 11/11/04
It is only applicable to Tivo (in this case)  B.O.F.H. | 11/11/04
How the heck did this turn into an MS/Linux Gripe Session?  el1jones | 11/11/04
What? You expected it to stay on topic?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 11/11/04
What? They cover your laptop happy (NT)  The King's Servant | 11/12/04
Re: Red Hat supports non Red Hat distro's???  richdave | 11/11/04
Big difference  Michael Kelly | 11/11/04
big question  seosamh_z | 11/11/04
Has nothing to do with Bush  DarthRidiculous | 11/11/04
You're right and you're wrong  seosamh_z | 11/11/04
Give it a rest or just shut up  BFD | 11/12/04
Microsoft is dropping ball with thier Media Center  voska | 11/12/04
Depends on what's in your EC.  The King's Servant | 11/12/04
re : My #1 beef with ANY company who takes away my right to tinker.  JasonL31 | 11/14/04
Those features cost  rpmyers1 | 11/11/04
This story is *so* out of date.  gordon@... | 11/11/04
Bye, Bye, Tivo  cgentry@... | 11/12/04
so true  JasonL31 | 11/14/04
The easy route  gsteele531@... | 11/12/04
That's a lot of wine  voska | 11/12/04
I have an even more elegant idea.  Robertbrice | 11/14/04
I want to be able to add a usb hard drive to mine  JasonL31 | 11/14/04
Well, another TiVo Stooge gets it wrong.  lowrezz | 11/15/04

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