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2 Comment(s) so far
1. Tim G. wrote on May 14th, 2008 at 5:12 am
“Honestly, if I could wish away the DVR, I would,” Mr. Wurtzel added. “But I can’t. It’s growing.”
And yet we still have execs saying idiotic things like this. It may just mean you must get more creative in your job. Why wish away the most perfect technology ever devised for TV viewers?! Nothing like flaunting your ignorance in the NY Times.
2. My Latest Problem With Charter Communications | Medialoper wrote on May 14th, 2008 at 9:11 am
[...] as a wise man once wrote, the DVR is the most perfect technology ever devised for TV viewers, then the TiVo Series 3 is the absolute epitome of that technology. I’ve had mine since it [...]