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SHABAZZ

join:2008-07-13
Seattle, WA
reply to fatmanskinny
Re: I wonder what Comcap...err...Comcast thinks about this!

Blockbuster will soon be out of business...Too little Too late...


KrK
Heavy Artillery For The Little Guy
Premium
join:2000-01-17
Tulsa, OK
reply to fatmanskinny
They love it. They'll happily add your overage charges to your bill when you exceed the cap....


sousademiami

join:2003-02-04
Hialeah, FL
reply to MarkAW
Yes...minus the traffic shaping and unfair prioritizing.
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MarkAW
Barry White or lil bratt
Premium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
·Bell Sympatico
·Cogeco Cable

reply to sousademiami
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

join:2003-02-04
Hialeah, FL
·Comcast
·AT&T Southeast

reply to fatmanskinny
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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e_dub
franknbeans
Premium,VIP
join:2001-08-12
kickin ass
reply to fatmanskinny
Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes tells the NY Times he has "limited expectations" for the device, in part because of poor broadband deployment:
Key sentence....


fatmanskinny
Premium
join:2004-01-04
Wandering
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