I think its a lapse on TiVo’s part not to have provided the tivo desktop to mac users yet, but I see nothing in the press release which indicated you’d get this functionality.

For instance, even though i have a tivo and a PC, TiVo-to-go is not available to me as I have the hi-def version of the tivo.

I am sounding like a fanboy aren’t I?

Excuse me? Apple licensing the TiVo software for yet another PVR is a hot idea?

I think you’re turning into an Apple fanboy Thomas. This is neither hot nor a new idea, lots of companies have licensed the TiVo software – because TiVo is one of the few people who “get” the paradigm if the PVR.
I think its a good idea for Apple to license the technology (why reimplement the best wheel going?), but the downside to this is that whenever a company enters these license agreements they never have a path forward wrt upgrades of the TiVo software. TiVo produces upgrades to their software roughly once a quarter and past history has shown that companies licensing the TiVo technology are unable or unwilling to match this pace – leaving their versions of the pvr falling behinds in features and bug fixes.

Personally, if you want a TiVo – IMO get a TiVo! I bought a Hi-Def Series 3 Tivo a while back and for the most part, I am thrilled with it. I haven’t seen a PVR out there yet that can match its form/function. Now if only we can get the media companies to get over their need for draconian DRM methods which limit the features of my TiVo box (dammit I want Tivo-to-go and Tivo-to-come-back for my hi-def tivo!).