Comments on: Has TiVo Become The Kleenex Of The DVR Market? http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/01/31/has-tivo-become-the-kleenex-of-the-dvr-market/ An Unofficial Blog dedicated to TiVo News, Information & Commentary. One of CNET News.com's Top 100 Blogs. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 07:55:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: elmegil http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/01/31/has-tivo-become-the-kleenex-of-the-dvr-market/#comment-55601 elmegil Thu, 01 Feb 2007 18:18:18 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/01/31/has-tivo-become-the-kleenex-of-the-dvr-market/#comment-55601 DirecTV directly lost my business over this. I called and asked whether they still supplied the TiVo unit. The person I was talking to said, well, it doesn't say TiVo on the front, but it's the same thing. I hung up and called Dish network, and bought my own TiVo on one of the many sales. DirecTV directly lost my business over this.

I called and asked whether they still supplied the TiVo unit. The person I was talking to said, well, it doesn’t say TiVo on the front, but it’s the same thing.

I hung up and called Dish network, and bought my own TiVo on one of the many sales.

]]> By: Rob Usdin http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/01/31/has-tivo-become-the-kleenex-of-the-dvr-market/#comment-55548 Rob Usdin Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:58:56 +0000 http://www.tivoblog.com/archives/2007/01/31/has-tivo-become-the-kleenex-of-the-dvr-market/#comment-55548 Tivo is trying to counteract this with their advertising - which has the tag line "It's not TIVO, unless it's a TIVO." Which is a little wishy washy but kind of gets the point across. --*Rob Tivo is trying to counteract this with their advertising - which has the tag line “It’s not TIVO, unless it’s a TIVO.” Which is a little wishy washy but kind of gets the point across.

–*Rob

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