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How close did Tivo come?

I was reading a blog post about Tivo today (can’t remember where) and all I could think about was how close they came to being Kleenex, Xerox, Coke, or Google. There was a 1 or 2 year period when DVR or recording something was Tivoing it. I don’t hear anyone call it that now.

So how close were they to having the most dominant home entertainment brand? Who blew it?

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