Thursday, 20 October 2011

Could Microsoft and Roku Finally Kill the Cable Box?

It's been a thorn in the backside of couch potatoes for decades: the underpowered, clunky, costly cable box. They tried to kill it with CableCards, then IPTV, and then Netflix. But nothing could slay the beast.
Could companies like Microsoft and Roku finally put a stake in the cable box's heart?
Sony hinted at the demise of the cable box last January, when CEO Howard Stringer mentioned that the company would introduce an HDTV that worked directly with Time Warner cable -- no need for a set-top

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