"I have wondered several times over the past year, whether Comcast has made its DVR so lousy on purpose to change people’s habits."
It certainly changed my habits. My Comcast DVR consistently failed to record shows or would cut minutes off the beginning or end of the show. Which led me to start using Hulu for catch-up TV. Which led me to drop my cable subscription three years ago. Habits changed.
But, but...MG Siegler said SMS was dead. Surely it can't serve any useful purpose because the All Knowing Apple killed it years ago.
Nice piece with a rational viewpoint. I think the important thing to note is that The Verge was covering a press release. Not a hands-on, not a review. A press release. Here's what the company said, here's what it means, press release. There's plenty of time to discuss the merits or design in a more in-depth review/article.
Don't use an application, use a web browser. Don't use just any web browser, use OUR web browser. How do you get our web browser? It's an application. Oh, damn!