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fatmanskinny
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I wonder what Comcap...err...Comcast thinks about this!

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franknbeans
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Re: I wonder what Comcap...err...Comcast thinks about this!

Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes tells the NY Times he has "limited expectations" for the device, in part because of poor broadband deployment:
Key sentence....

sousademiami

join:2003-02-04
Hialeah, FL
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They're mad as hell, but too busy lobbying to provide some kind of competing content. If they just sucked it up and realized that they are getting payed to be a "dumb pipe" they could invest that lobbying money into some worthwhile content for the internet, and then actually have another revenue stream.
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MarkAW
Barry White or lil bratt
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Re: I wonder what Comcap...err...Comcast thinks about this!

said by sousademiami See Profile :

They're mad as hell, but too busy lobbying to provide some kind of competing content. If they just sucked it up and realized that they are getting payed to be a "dumb pipe" they could invest that lobbying money into some worthwhile content for the internet, and then actually have another revenue stream.
You mean like Bell did when they opened up their online video store.
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sousademiami

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Re: I wonder what Comcap...err...Comcast thinks about this!

Yes...minus the traffic shaping and unfair prioritizing.
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KrK
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They love it. They'll happily add your overage charges to your bill when you exceed the cap....

SHABAZZ

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Seattle, WA
Blockbuster will soon be out of business...Too little Too late...
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