« A sleepy DISH Network receiver | Main | Free TiVo (after rebates) »

early adopters do not a market make

Om Malik has a bunch of links to new survey data that supports information we have known for quite some time.

A lot of people laughed at Steve Jobs when he introduced a hard-drive based music player nearly three years after the competitors introduced his. But his timing was right. It is the same issue at work here - TiVo and its ilk came out too soon. The Ipsos study finds that people would rather get a DVR from their cable or satellite (or soon telephone) company than buy a standalone product.

Om Malik on Broadband » We Like TiVo, Just Don’t Want To Buy It

by Gen Kanai January 27, 2005 in News

Comments