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360 and Cable about to get it on?

Saniflush

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360 and Cable about to get it on?
« on: September 20, 2011, 12:54:26 PM »
Just rumor right now...but it sounds like your cable boxes and your 360s might be getting it on soon.


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Yesterday we noted that there was a rumor making the rounds that deals between Microsoft and Comcast and Verizon to turn the Xbox 360 into a cable box were imminent. Now Verizon seems to be hinting that someone along those lines could indeed be in the works.

In a story titled "A Borderless Entertainment Future", Verizon's director of media relations Bobbi Henson discusses the rumors directly, saying that while they don't comment on speculation of this kind, "we do have a very strong point of view on the future of entertainment to offer you today."

Henson goes on to say that Verizon is in the business of breaking down old technology boundaries to create a "borderless world where work, play and home become one virtual reality."

He points out that FiOS TV is a natural match for devices like gaming consoles and that such a device was even demonstrated at the Consumer Electronics Show.

"The borderless world of entertainment is already enjoyed by many of our customers, with FiOS TV premium, video on demand and television content now available through smartphones and tablets on a variety of platforms, including Apple and Droid operating systems," he writes.

But it doesn't sound like Verizon has anything in the bag yet, or at least not anything they're ready to talk publicly about. Right now the company is focused on "bringing our powerful 4G LTE wireless, all-fiber-optic broadband/TV and global IP networks together to deliver innovative solutions that create and expand the exciting, new borderless world of entertainment.." he writes. "We're not announcing any new products today, but stay tuned for the future!"
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"Hey my friends are the ones that wanted to eat at that shitty hole in the wall that only served bread and wine.  What kind of brick and mud business model is that.  Stick to the cart if that's all you're going to serve.  Then that dude came in with like 12 other people, and some of them weren't even wearing shoes, and the restaurant sat them right across from us. It was gross, and they were all stinky and dirty.  Then dude starts talking about eating his body and drinking his blood...I almost lost it.  That's the last supper I'll ever have there, and I hope he dies a horrible death."

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Re: 360 and Cable about to get it on?
« Reply #1 on: September 20, 2011, 03:25:44 PM »
fuck Fios TV,  fuck verizon and fuck comcast.
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Re: 360 and Cable about to get it on?
« Reply #2 on: September 20, 2011, 03:41:02 PM »
fuck Fios TV,  fuck verizon and fuck comcast.

I don't disagree on any particular point of yours but I see it more of an overall shift in the delivering of entertainment.
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"Hey my friends are the ones that wanted to eat at that shitty hole in the wall that only served bread and wine.  What kind of brick and mud business model is that.  Stick to the cart if that's all you're going to serve.  Then that dude came in with like 12 other people, and some of them weren't even wearing shoes, and the restaurant sat them right across from us. It was gross, and they were all stinky and dirty.  Then dude starts talking about eating his body and drinking his blood...I almost lost it.  That's the last supper I'll ever have there, and I hope he dies a horrible death."