Was DISH Robbed at CES?

[harshness]

I have no remorse for dish on this one. It was childish of them to disqualify Dish but karma is a bitch sometimes.]

Karma is for those who regret what they've done. This was simply a legal maneuver by a company that makes more than their share of mistakes when it comes to getting their point across.

 

[AZ.]

Karma is for those who regret what they've done.

No it is not!.... Karma is what some one has done... No regrets, has nothing to do with Karma!

 

[Nova647]

No it is not!.... Karma is what some one has done... No regrets, has nothing to do with Karma!

True. Karma doesn't involve regrets.

 

[Stargazer]

If someone is eligible for a nomination then they should be eligible to win.

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[VinceT3]

Apparently confirmed today:

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/14/3...-cnet-editors-to-recast-vote-after-hopper-win

 

[LER]

In that article it appears that CBS is trying to have it both ways. It's an interesting read.....

 

[Hall]

Not surprised that they're saying the Hopper actually won the award. Otherwise, CBS wouldn't have cared if it was 2nd, 3rd, etc, etc. I mean, Dish wouldn't advertise "the Hopper was the runner-up in CNET's product award...". Plus, no one knows, or more importantly, remembers the 2nd place, 3rd place, etc in a competition like this.

Who believes this part ?

CBS Interactive News senior-vice president and General Manager Mark Larkin informed CNET's staff that the Hopper could not take the top award. Sources say that Larkin was distraught while delivering the news — at one point in tears — as he told the team...

This part makes perfect sense from CBS's point-of-view, whether WE like it or not:

...CBS' primary concern and justification for banning reviews of Timehop DVRs has been that CNET's reviews could be used by Dish in court to embarrass CBS or possibly refute the company's evidence in court. "This incident is much more isolated than many are making it out to be," one source said. "CBS legal [is] just trying to keep its court case clean."

 

[dfergie]

Not surprised that they're saying the Hopper actually won the award. Otherwise, CBS wouldn't have cared if it was 2nd, 3rd, etc, etc. I mean, Dish wouldn't advertise "the Hopper was the runner-up in CNET's product award...". Plus, no one knows, or more importantly, remembers the 2nd place, 3rd place, etc in a competition like this.

Who believes this part ?



This part makes perfect sense from CBS's point-of-view, whether WE like it or not:

Actually they just muddied the case and tarnished All CBS editorial and news divisions...

 

[Ronnie-]

I can understand WHY they would not want Dish to win the award given the reason now stated, but CBS legal should have been smart enough to think ahead on this. This could have been a total non issue, and now it is turning into a little bit of news, and they are coming out on the bad end of it.

 

[Hall]

I can understand WHY they would not want Dish to win the award given the reason now stated, but CBS legal should have been smart enough to think ahead on this.

You're talking about a gigantic, multi-business, conglomerate where the left-hand doesn't know what the right-hand is doing. CBS' television side of the business is probably oblivious to CES and even CNET. The vote tally was probably shared amongst various higher-level CBS folks once it was tallied up and a smart person (for CBS) caught this.

 

[dare2be]

They may have been a smart person for catching it, but they weren't smart in how they handled it.

 

[AKGolf]

You're talking about a gigantic, multi-business, conglomerate where the left-hand doesn't know what the right-hand is doing. CBS' television side of the business is probably oblivious to CES and even CNET. The vote tally was probably shared amongst various higher-level CBS folks once it was tallied up and a smart person (for CBS) caught this.

How smart could they be to have created this mess?

 

[cosmo_kramer]

You're talking about a gigantic, multi-business, conglomerate where the left-hand doesn't know what the right-hand is doing. CBS' television side of the business is probably oblivious to CES and even CNET. The vote tally was probably shared amongst various higher-level CBS folks once it was tallied up and a smart person (for CBS) caught this.

If the person were really smart the whole thing would have occurred without anyone knowing....

 

[Hall]

They may have been a smart person for catching it, but they weren't smart in how they handled it.

What makes you think that the person who caught this and the person who made the decisions are the same person ?

How smart could they be to have created this mess?

See answer above

If the person were really smart the whole thing would have occurred without anyone knowing....

See answer above

 

[AKGolf]

What makes you think that the person who caught this and the person who made the decisions are the same person ?

See answer above

See answer above

What makes you think it wasn't? You're the one calling them smart. I don't think there were any smart decisions in the entire process.

 

[dare2be]

What makes you think it wasn't? You're the one calling them smart. I don't think there were any smart decisions in the entire process.

Especially considering this that I posted in the other thread:

Ironically, in a recent case brought against CBS Interactive which alleged the parent company was responsible for the actions of its subsidiaries, CBS lawyers argued that meddling in the affairs of its independent sites "would chill speech and technological innovation and warrants restraint." In that case, entrepreneur Alki David alleged CBS Interactive was contributing to copyright infringement due to the news articles on CNETthat promoted P2P software and taught users how to get around copyright protection on digital media, as well as distribution of P2P software Limewire on its Download.com site. CBS based its motion to dismiss the case on both a distinction between CBS and CBS Interactive, and the potential effects linking the parent with its news subsidiaries would have on editorial independence and freedom of the press. Holding CBS responsible forCNET, CBS' lawyers argued, "would create grave uncertainties for writers and publishers — including search engines, web encyclopedias, blogs and most technology journalists — that seek to communicate truthful information about emerging technologies including P2P file-sharing services."

 

[TheKrell]

This part makes perfect sense from CBS's point-of-view, whether WE like it or not:

...CBS' primary concern and justification for banning reviews of Timehop DVRs has been that CNET's reviews could be used by Dish in court to embarrass CBS or possibly refute the company's evidence in court. "This incident is much more isolated than many are making it out to be," one source said. "CBS legal [is] just trying to keep its court case clean."

Well, it doesn't make any sense to me. I don't see how this award, or the popularity of the Hopper either old or new, could be used to refute CBS's "evidence" in court. If their "evidence" has to do with Hopper popularity, then their case is in DEEP trouble. The CBS legal team is not keeping their court case clean; they are just embarrassing their whole corporate community.

 

[cosmo_kramer]

What makes you think that the person who caught this and the person who made the decisions are the same person ?

See answer above

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I was obviously referring to the decision to go public with it. Why not just give the award to #2 on the list and be done with it?

 

[AKGolf]

Especially considering this that I posted in the other thread:

This is getting comical now.

 

[navychop]

I hope the controversy grows. This sort of behavior should be quashed, and deemed unacceptable and unprofessional.