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Tivo will eventually fall to the scrap heap as well. Why Tivo something when I can just click a link to the archive?

Because the archive isn't guaranteed to be there for ever and always? Look at Hulu; they only show you like what, 2 weeks of back episodes?

I think this is one of the most overlooked considerations as we all transition to the cloud. What if we all buy in completely to these services but then, one day, Netflix, Hulu, et al (or the content owners) decide to remove a few shows/movies from their catalog?

At least with downloaded (DRM-free) media, I will always be able to play the files I paid for. No such guarantees with cloud services.

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