openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | reply to sonicmerlin
Re: lol said by sonicmerlin:Um... Google likely doesn't want to start up an ISP because A: it's INCREDIBLY EXPENSIVE, B: it's HORRIFICALLY DIFFICULT to wrest power from the incumbents, and C: It's EXTREMELY hard to to "Do No Evil" when you are an ISP AND a content provider. A: Yes it's a very expensive undertaking. Why do you think the incumbents are so defensive about the billions that they've spent on building existing infrastructure?
B: Not if you do it legally and competitively.
C: I don't subscribe to that theory. The potential for "evil" exists without an ISP owning/distributing content. |
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 sivranBack to Opera againPremium
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Arlington, TX
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| So help me out here... your argument is that every company who wants to put up a website must "contribute to infrastructure" above and beyond what they already pay their own ISP, preferably by building their own damn network?
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | That most definitely is not my argument nor what I wrote. Google does much more than "put up a website" btw. They are very adamant and outspoken as to how other companies should run their networks. There has been much buzz that Google was interested in being an ISP, so much so that they've invested minimal amounts of money to do so to save face imo. If they truly want a utopian and open network, then they should get serious about it, otherwise Google is simply pawing (that's not necessarily a bad thing btw) at the incumbent ISPs like everyone else. |
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sivranBack to Opera againPremium
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kudos:1 | So then why are you so against neutrality? |
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openbox9
join:2004-01-26
Alexandria, VA
kudos:2 | I've never stated I'm against network neutrality? I have stated that there's no reason to overly regulate the ISPs at this point in time. Watchful eyes with occasional hand slaps have worked nicely and will continue to do so imo. |
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