Comments on: Boxee's Open Attempt to Crack the Closed World of Content http://gigaom.com/2009/12/03/boxees-open-attempt-to-crack-the-closed-world-of-content/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:15:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Quickthink » Blog Archive » Comcast/NBC - The Gatekeeper Cometh http://gigaom.com/2009/12/03/boxees-open-attempt-to-crack-the-closed-world-of-content/#comment-232153 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:46:05 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=84032#comment-232153 [...] I wonder what Comcast execs think of Boxee? Giga provides some background on [...]

]]> By: Kent http://gigaom.com/2009/12/03/boxees-open-attempt-to-crack-the-closed-world-of-content/#comment-232152 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:26:13 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=84032#comment-232152 If I didn’t like your work so much, I wouldn’t mention that “swinging for the rafters” should probably be “swinging for the bleachers” which is a baseball term for trying to hit a home run.

“Swinging from the rafters” is probably another idiomatic phrase intended to convey frenetic excitement or pandemonium or what monkeys do in your attic.

]]> By: ghabuntu http://gigaom.com/2009/12/03/boxees-open-attempt-to-crack-the-closed-world-of-content/#comment-232151 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:55:59 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=84032#comment-232151 Seems to me Boxee must tread this path cautiously if it is to win more content providers and avoid the Hulu saga again. I’m staying tuned and looking closely to what happens next. Nice post btw.

]]> By: Alex http://gigaom.com/2009/12/03/boxees-open-attempt-to-crack-the-closed-world-of-content/#comment-232150 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:07:22 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=84032#comment-232150 very good post!

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