Google IP/Cablebox

[Prince Akeem]

Time Warner owns HBO and TNT. No way they let Google have those channels..

If they don't want a rival having their channels then why aren't those channels exclusive to Time Warner?

 

[Joe Sixpack]

If they don't want a rival having their channels then why aren't those channels exclusive to Time Warner?

Aight we'll see then

 

[Diyhai]

There will be workarounds

I don't subscribe to HBO, but I get my HBO with HBOGo
For the NBA you have LeaguePass

:kanyeshrug:

espn3 n hbo go
easily solve the problem

 

[newarkhiphop]

Motorola Mobility has been operating at a loss for a while now. It was $233Mln in the red last quarter. $41Mln loss from the home sector. Google isn't making money from the set-top boxes. They'd prefer to sell that arm of Motorola.

Google 2Q Net Up 11% on Higher Paid Clicks - WSJ.com

brought them in 1.25 billion in revenue and they gonna wanna sell

 

[Morethan1]

There will be workarounds

I don't subscribe to HBO, but I get my HBO with HBOGo
For the NBA you have LeaguePass

:kanyeshrug:

But you know how to work around it. If Google is going to try to push this on the average american TNT and ESPN will have to be included at some point. I'm sure Google money is long enough that they will come up with some type of agreement before it starts to hit nation wide.

 

[PortCityProphet]

Google's TV package includes almost every channel you would want, with one notable exception: ESPN. As I've noted before, ESPN charges cable providers around five times more than the average network. Also absent from the list of available channels are TNT and HBO, both owned (along with TIME and CNN -- full disclosure) by Time Warner

I knew it was too good to be true..

This shyt will not pop off without TNT, HBO and ESPN..

fukkin ESPN is the Gambino Crime family of networks extortin cable companies and shyt..

Five cool things about Google Fiber (and one not so cool thing) - CNN.com

welp pack it up boys nothing to see here

 

[aXiom]

How exactly do you know what google wants to do with that part of motorola or motorola as a whole? You are doing alot of assuming. Motorola may be losing money now but five years from now with google's reach and focus they can return to profitability.

EXCLUSIVE: Google looking to unload Motorola's TV set-top box business - NYPOST.com

Google is Asking Way Too Much for Motorola's TV Set-Top Box Business - Forbes

You're right, Time Warner uses Scientific Atlantic, dont they? But I'm pretty sure Motorola has decent market share.



Are there any takers though? If they're going into the fiber/cable tv business, wouldn't they want to keep Motorola Mobility? Or at least some of it. Actually, Google is perfectly capable of figuring out their set top box solutions. They still need those patents though.

This article gives some insight as to why they have no need for the home division of Moto:

It makes its own gear: From the infrastructure on the back end to the TV and Wi-Fi routers in the home, Google has built its own stuff. Most carriers rely on outside vendors to sell them networking gear and even set-top boxes. However, like Iliad, the operator in France that provides the Free mobile and wireline network, Google has built its own equipment. Several sources have told me that Google has ordered fiber gear from companies such as Ciena, asked them how the boxes work and then sent the optical engineers on their way.

Kevin Lo, the general manager of the Google Fiber business, told me that from the time the Google Fiber project was announced in February 2010, engineers have been working on the gear. There are two advantages Google gains here. The first is that it’s not shelling out hundreds of thousands of dollars on specialty equipment built for ISPs, but rather taking the most basic elements of a network and assembling them into custom gear, much like it does on the data center side. The second is that it can control all of the physical infrastructure that its network relies on — updating and tweaking it as needed.

The economics of Google Fiber and what it means for U.S. broadband — Tech News and Analysis

They're basically starting from scratch. The Moto acquisition was strictly for the mobile arm and the patents. I think Apple is gonna come through and revolutionize the whole set-top box/TV world. These big ass boxes are gonna go the way of the VCR/DVD Player, but that's just my $0.02.

Google 2Q Net Up 11% on Higher Paid Clicks - WSJ.com

brought them in 1.25 billion in revenue and they gonna wanna sell

Google Operating Income – GAAP operating income for Google was $3.44 billion, or 31% of Google revenues, in the second quarter of 2012. This compares to GAAP operating income of $2.88 billion, or 32% of Google revenues, in the second quarter of 2011. Non-GAAP operating income in the second quarter of 2012 was $3.99 billion, or 36% of Google revenues. This compares to non-GAAP operating income of $3.32 billion in the second quarter of 2011, or 37% of Google revenues.

Motorola Operating Loss – GAAP operating loss for Motorola was $233 million ($192 million for the mobile segment and $41 million for the home segment), or -19% of Motorola revenues in the second quarter of 2012. Non-GAAP operating loss for Motorola in the second quarter of 2012 was $38 million, or -3% of Motorola revenues.

Google Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2012 Financial Results

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

If i was a young person, i would be looking to move to KC with the quickness!

 

[Hersh]

in fifteen years from now.. wireless will be att/verizon/google/apple... cable will b fios/google...

 

[GoldenGlove]

If i was a young person, i would be looking to move to KC with the quickness!

You would pick up your shyt and relocate just for an ISP?



Your priorities are fukked up breh.

 

[hex]

It's good to have another Missourian on the forum. I live in Kansas City, MO and cannot wait to eat off this Google Fiber

When Google sets it up for my area, I'll try to keep you all posted on the ins and outs...

What part of KC you in? I grew up in midtown, 30th and Charlotte, Warwick, Virginia, etc.

Fred.

 

[Pete Wrigley]

What part of KC you in? I grew up in midtown, 30th and Charlotte, Warwick, Virginia, etc.

Fred.

I grew up in the Northeast area but we moved north of the river when the Kansas City school accreditation fiasco started. I've bounced around from downtown to Westport but I'm back up north now

 

[Ku$h Parker]

WHY IS NOBODY TALKING ABOUT THIS?!?!?!?!?!?!



Google Fiber gets formal launch, adds Google Fiber TV (update: event video) -- Engadget

 

[diverselikebeats]

Google will shyt on Xfinity

 

[hex]

I'm gonna keep it 100, Google seems like a cross between Cobra and Skynet.

Having said that, if they can Deebo the internet game, more power to them.

Fred.