Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

For years now, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! have been trying to find ways to take over our living rooms. Microsoft made a pretty good stab with the XBox. Their media centers were a bit of a botched experiment, however.

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Rather than take a whole new brand to market, one of the "Big 3" will buy Tivo this year - by the summer - and integrate Tivo's phenomenal technology with their own (imagine Google's advertising network becoming embedded into the lovely Tivo). It makes one shudder at the thought, but with acquisitions like YouTube, DoubleClick, social networks (MySpace by News Corp) it seems inevitable.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.

Tivo to be acquired

The Standard — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 12:47:43 -0800

Prediction Judgement:

This prediction did not occur in the allotted timeframe, which the community correctly predicted. Judged at S$0. -- The Industry Standard

Original Prediction:

In the background, Tivo has successfully built a decent fervent userbase not unlike the type of devotion often seen with drooling Apple fanboys.

Heck, even our TVs are LCDs now. All of the different types of media and their means of distribution are merging.

Tivo could be the missing link if handled properly by a company with vision and bottomless pockets.