Apple not trying to replace TiVo
updated 06:35 pm EST, Thu March 2, 2006
Schiller talks Mac mini
Apple says it is not trying to replace TiVo--the popular subscription service that allows users to record video from their television. Despite many rumors of a DVR-enabled Mac mini--by both analysts and Apple rumor sites--and what many analysts believe is the logical next step "into the livingroom," users will have to wait--maybe for a long time--for an Apple-branded software DVR solution for Macs. Because the size makes it perfect for families to use in the livingroom, many have speculated that Apple would use its Front Row software to control DVR-like functions on the Mac; however, Apple's Senior Vice President says that adding video recording functionality would have made the Mac Mini too complicated, according to The USA Today. "We're not trying to replace the TiVo," he says. "This is about taking the media from your computer and accessing it via the TV."






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in other words
"This is about taking the media from your computer and accessing it via the TV." = "We don't want you to record TV for free, we want you to buy it from our iTMS."