Comments on: NBC Olympics on the Go will allow (some) fans to download events to watch on their computers

By: Doug

Doug — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:19:13 +0000

If you are poor and don’t have a TV but do have a computer (Many students in this group) then you MUST pay microsoft to watch the “FREE” as in beer sports. If you use Linux you are out of luck too! You MUST be a microsoft customer! Even if M$ makes a Linux version of this software you still must be under the rule of the contract you will have to OK from MS. If you are from the US but live outside of it you are also out of luck.

If I had enough cash for vista (and wanted a poor system to boot), I would just watch the whole thing on satellite TV with my DVCR recording all events.

The Olympics are for the rich and the sheep of the human world. Why should this be? Why should MS control the viewers? I can understand the company that bought the rights to it and wants to sell ads but MS.

Install Linux and set yourself free. (You can keep your MS at the same time too, in case you might want the dog pile.)

DEK

By: MR BABYLON

MR BABYLON — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 21:42:13 +0000

YOU(NBC) GUYS ARE LAME!!!!!
YOU SHOULD SAY 10% COVERAGE OF BEIJING OLYMPICS FOR TRUE ADVERTISING INSTEAD OF LEADING THE PUBLIC TO BELIEVE YOU ARE COVERING THE OLYMPICS.
YOU DID NOT COVER THE WOMENS FENCING!!!!!!!!!! LAME-OOO
YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Nic B.

Nic B. — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:29:06 +0000

It would only be a matter of time before Microsoft would find a way to leverage my hard earned dollars out of my pocket!!! So much for the “free” coverage.

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:56:38 +0000

In the UK online coverage is coming from the BBC which is free from most of the restrictions U.S users are getting. WebTVWire.com has a summary of how to watch the olympics and the news surrounding it.

By: OLGA RAMOS

OLGA RAMOS — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 02:40:37 +0000

I think is a GREAT IDEA !

HOWEVER………………

I tried to view videos and the response is RESTRICTED TO THE UNITED STATES……………..

I live in Puerto Rico… so as many fans of NBC with cable/DirectTV/Dish NEtwork who live for sports, and SPECIALLY olympics…

Not a very good idea…

NOT GOOD.

By: Louis Brusco

Louis Brusco — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 17:51:24 +0000

Another thingk – don’t try to install TvTonic with Firefox – you need to go there with IE 6.0 or better (or worse….).

Still have not decided if I will knuckle under to their specific demands (Vista Home, IE) and get it.