Comments on: Cisco’s Growing Consumer Empire http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/03/19/ciscos-growing-consumer-empire/ Thoughts on Startups, Entrepreneurs and the Web Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brent Griffith http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/03/19/ciscos-growing-consumer-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-167107 Brent Griffith Fri, 20 Mar 2009 19:13:44 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4592#comment-167107 It seems like they are pretty splintered in terms of the types of companies they have purchased. I wonder if this is purely a monetary decision to diversify revenue streams or whether they actually see a way to bring about some sort of synergy. It seems like they are pretty splintered in terms of the types of companies they have purchased. I wonder if this is purely a monetary decision to diversify revenue streams or whether they actually see a way to bring about some sort of synergy.

]]> By: Wayne http://www.markevanstech.com/2009/03/19/ciscos-growing-consumer-empire/comment-page-1/#comment-166971 Wayne Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:14:34 +0000 http://www.markevanstech.com/?p=4592#comment-166971 Cisco hasn't really done much with some of these acquisitions. You would think that their purchase of Scientific Atlanta gives them an entry into the living room. But they haven't really released any products that build on their networking strength. Why not integrate an "AppleTV" or Media Extender type of functionality into a cable set top box? It shouldn't be very hard to do. Linksys has made media extenders for years and they have only been marginally successful. Cisco hasn’t really done much with some of these acquisitions. You would think that their purchase of Scientific Atlanta gives them an entry into the living room. But they haven’t really released any products that build on their networking strength.

Why not integrate an “AppleTV” or Media Extender type of functionality into a cable set top box? It shouldn’t be very hard to do. Linksys has made media extenders for years and they have only been marginally successful.

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