The settlement has removed looming uncertainties around the possibility of a steep dip in DVR gross margins if Dish had to pay licensing fees to TiVo or around additional capital expenditures that Dish would have incurred if it had decided to buy all new DVRs.

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The researchers said there were steep peaks and troughs over this period, including a dip between 1998 and 2006.

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