I think Clint hits the nail on the head in the last paragraph. But the exact reasons Clint states are not only why the consumer is reluctant to adopt CC but also why the Cable providers are dragging their feet. All those interactive features are more revenue streams.
Another problem not mentioned in the article - hell, I could write a diatribe on the troubled short life of the
great idea that is CC that rivals a Dostoyevsky novel in tragedy and verbosity - the quick succession of versions. CC then CC 2.0 was quickly adopted now CC2.0 is all but dead with OpenCard on the horizon.
Maybe the technology simply isn't suited for a hard slot on a digital TV. Maybe it's better suited to be a slot built onto a disposable card for on a PC bus like another LAN card for instance? What about a FireWire or USB peripheral? Maybe we're not looking for a "CableCard" at all, we're just looking for a way to mobilize our media, which has its own built in set of opponents.
Maybe we need to think outside the card. (groan)
Okay, okay, 2 minutes for illegal use of a marketing cliché
