Philips to blogs: Let's get this straight

It seems we, and much of the rest of the world, were somewhat misinformed over the news that Philips’ had created a new technology that wouldn’t allow people to skip TV commercials as was widely reported earlier this week. Now Philips is posting a message throughout the blogosphere, including our original post, to clarify its position. Here’s the bulk of what it said: “Inventors from Royal Philips Electronics (Philips) filed a patent application, as yet not granted, that enables watching a television movie without advertising.