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| reply to CableShillsSuk
Re: Of course the cable shills will justify yet another hike Actually, this time I have to agree with the cable companies that the rate hike is, in fact, justified: with very few exceptions, the cable companies have been forced to change their STBs from integrated-security to a separated-security model *ahead* of their planned schedule. Worse, they were forced to do it because the original market force both they and the FCC had been relying on (the Consumer Electronics Association, or CEA) badly fumbled the integration of the agreed-upon mechanism (CableCARD) into TVs and other non-cable-company equipments (such as consumer DVRs). TANSTAAFL, people (There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch, from "The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress"); those unexpected costs *have* to be recovered somehow, and because most cable companies are for-profit businesses, those costs will invariably be passed on to the customer (even the few muni-owned cable companies will be raising their fees for the same reason).
Do you seriously expect a for-profit business to eat unplanned, unexpected, and unwelcome mandates willy-nilly any more than the state and local governments do? (When state or local governments are forced to accept additional responsibilities by the national government, those costs are also passed on to the consumers in the form of new and/or higher taxes and fees/fines/etc.; why would a for-profit be any different?) |
