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TiVo Discontinues DVR Boxes After 26 Years of Television Innovation

TiVo Corporation has confirmed it discontinued all DVR hardware sales effective October 1, 2025. The pioneering company that changed television viewing forever will now focus exclusively on software and operating systems while maintaining customer support.

The television landscape has shifted dramatically with TiVo Corporation confirming it has discontinued all DVR set-top box sales as of October 1, 2025, marking the end of an era for the technology that revolutionized how we watch television. According to company statements, TiVo has ceased manufacturing hardware and depleted its remaining inventory, though customer support will continue for existing devices.

The End of TiVo Hardware Manufacturing

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FCKGW Windows XP Piracy: How Microsoft’s Internal Leak Fueled Global Piracy

The infamous FCKGW Windows XP activation key wasn’t a hack but an internal Microsoft leak, according to former developer Dave Plummer. This volume licensing key bypassed Microsoft’s WPA protection, making XP the most pirated OS in history. The leak’s origin remains unknown decades later.

The FCKGW Windows XP piracy phenomenon began not with sophisticated hacking but with an internal Microsoft information leak, according to former Microsoft developer Dave Plummer. This revelation explains why Windows XP became the most pirated operating system in PC history, with the FCKGW-RHQQ2 key spreading rapidly across piracy networks and bypassing Microsoft’s newly implemented Windows Product Activation system. The leak’s impact demonstrates how internal security failures can undermine even the most ambitious anti-piracy measures according to copyright experts.

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