Posts by Gareth Ward
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May I suggest the meatballs at Maria Pia's Russell? Deliciousness =>
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Haast's Eagle - I'd be all over that if it was an option...
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We're being beaten by the Takehe, which is like a rubbish version of the Pukeko - it can't even breed properly.
ALOL
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Giovani, do you agree that if just teh first 4 exchanges were printed Laws would come out like the dick?
It's the subsequent race around the gutter that does nobody any favours? -
Giovanni, I'm not sure our beloved correspondent was ever aiming for satire. Seems like a regular bloke who wanted to put his view to a political figure - which he did with a pretty balanced mix of emotion and fact.
I don't think we can blame his eventual response when it so quickly descended into what Laws did there. Sure, a subtle riposte to make Monty Python proud would have been lovely but he never set out for that and I imagine ended up being pretty shocked and offended.I don't think it's HIS standards of response that are really in question here
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Latent fascism? I presume Mr Lhaws considers the latent part of that to be the insult, rather than the fascist. Given his poster-boy status for the latter.
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while the TiVo on-demand programming is delivered via IP, it isn't internet content.
This is the main point to me - this isn't "walled garden internet content". It's paid-for TV programming that just happens to be delivered over IP technology.
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Also, is interesting just how much control Hybrid have handed over to Telecom - that may explain the confusion around "locked into Telecom" as that's certainly a (false) message that benefits TCNZ but seems to hurt potential uptake for Hybrid.
the cost of buying in to the technology is closer to $1000 than, say $400.
Agreed, but Telecom would be fools to run with the one-off cost as the leader. $200 plus $30 a month for a couple of years can stack up nicely against the $100 and $65 a month ad infinitum of Sky+.
They may even get some normal-digital Sky subscribers shifting over to get PVR functionality at a lower monthly price (for those who just watch mainly free-to-air anyhoo) -
Ms Minicola said she hoped other telcos would follow Telecom's lead and offer no-limits broadband deals that allowed movie downloads.
And then merrily send them over to a Telecom store or website to buy it? Methinks... unlikely.
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Thanks Gareth, that makes a lot more sense
It still has flaws of course - limiting the scope of who can make full use of the advanced features for no apparent benefit? As Russell sad, surely Orcon and Vodahug would have done the same deal?