Microsoft drops Program Guide fee, subscribers get cash back
By Evan Blass 
posted January 31st 2006 10:36AM
posted January 31st 2006 10:36AM
People who paid the $250 lifetime
subscription fee for Microsoft's Program Guide (the EPG service for certain non-Media Center PVRs), rejoice! The
software giant recently announced that the MSPG service will henceforth be offered gratis -- and hey, Microsoft is even
doing the "responsible" thing and implementing a refund program for anyone who's bought a pre-paid Fast-Card
or lifetime sub for the service. The cost of the Program Guide had already been kind of a slap in the face to owners of
LG's LRM-519 PVR/media extender, for example, whose $600 MSRP could
just have easily been spent on a Windows MCE machine with a free content guide. So if you were on the fence about a
LRM-519, be on said fence no more, friend.[Via PVR Wire]
All of the acticle is pure BS as I never got the refund all I got was the run around. Call here call there call LG call MIcrosoft Never got even just HA HA from anybody I have a ton of reference numbers from support of both companies.
So what exactly is causing "some sort of shock or rage-induced medical condition" in the folks who are getting a $250 refund (assuming it comes through, of course)?
No doubt, #1. People tend to slam MS, even when they say "Oops, made a mistake. Here's your money back." Let's be a bit reasonable.
Sorry Engadget but you're outing yourselves as just another group of cowards who play to the vocal minority. The dump on MS bandwagon is full of lazy cowards who play the popularity game.
Rise above your own personal infantile biases and become a credible resource for real information or just move.
You guys need to think before you write. Either that or learn how to
read critically. The "shock or rage-induced medical condition" was
referring to before they found out that they got a refund. It was
because what they paid $250 for was suddenly being offered free. No
doubt after they heard they were getting a refund, they calmed down
and recovered from the apparent shock.
Okaaay....how about lets go ahead and eliminate the word "Bling" from everyones vocabulary....
guys - its a humorous article !!!
Picture yourself finding out about the free listings after paying $250 and before finding out about the rebate.