Today's Quote 03.17.2015

“Comcast wants to control the interface for everything, preferably using its X1 and X2 set-top boxes [STB]. It wants to create a standard for the industry and sell X1 and X2 to its peers, creating a Comcast-centric universe that gives it control over the box and all the data that comes with it. If need be, the STB can also incorporate streaming services like Netflix and Amazon (having to constantly switch inputs to watch those services is a key consumer pain point), though it will undoubtedly remain the center of a tightly-controlled universe that Comcast has to manage and maintain.”
-- Alan Wolk, Senior Analyst at The Diffusion Group