Google TV Next Month, Boxee In November 132
itwbennett writes "In a WSJ interview, Intel CEO Paul Otellini said that 'Google TV starts shipping this month.' Although, as blogger Peter Smith notes, 'Exactly which devices he means isn't clear. Sony TVs and the Logitech Revue will be the first out so if he is referring to a finished consumer project, he's referring to one or the other of those, but as CNET points out, he might be referring to product shipping to retail rather than being on sale to consumers this month. Either way, it looks like you'll be able to have Google TV in your living room by sometime in October at the latest.' What, if anything does this mean for the Boxee Box, which is still due in November? 'If Google is out there first, and puts marketing muscle behind Google TV (and of course they're including it built into some televisions) it might be hard for Boxee to find its niche,' says Smith. 'Particularly with that bizarre form factor that won't fit anywhere.'"
Re:XBMC - Now! (Score:5, Insightful)
What are Google and Boxee except that, plus advertising put back in?
Maybe the fact that they provide content legally as opposed to illegally from torrents/usenet? Debate all you want whether US Copyright laws make sense, but downloading from torrents/usenet is still illegal. Boxee provides a great way to watch TV on my own schedule, and at least currently with much much fewer commercials.
The end of cable.. (Score:3, Insightful)
I'm pretty happy about this. I think it's time for cable tv (non on-demand) to go away. I also think Netflix is a great way to get movies and tv as you want it. Isn't this how it should be, what you want when you want it?
Re:XBMC - Now! (Score:3, Insightful)
>>>Uploading, such as in torrents, is illegal.
Okay. Show me a bittorrent client that lets me disable uploading (or sets the upload speed to 0.0 KB/s). Or provide another solution that would make us users legal and untouchable by RIAA/MPAA.
Re:XBMC - Now! (Score:4, Insightful)
Downloading creates a copy. If done in the USA without the permission of the copyright owner it infringes the copyright in the downloaded work.
True, so far as I know. Suing people who only download is impractical.
If you do it without the permission of the copyright owner you are infringing her copyright by creating an unauthorized copy.
True, and this is where publishers concentrate their efforts for obvious reasons.