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Re: Recent Developments said by Winterman:Historically, the users used pretty much the same bytes because of limited connection and services. Now ISPs are selling 50Mbps services along with over-the-top video, and usage is skyrocketing. It's killing their old models. The ISPs may make money today, but if usage goes up x20, will they in the future; will we all be sitting around trying to watching "Lost" on ITunes in a herky-jerky fashion because the ISP doesn't have the last mile nor the backbone to transport the traffic? My answer to you would simply be, Yes they will always make money if they adapt. That will happen for 2 reasons:
1.) They are in business to make money and though they will try to dictate to consumers how it should be, ultimately consumers will get it their way because it is their dollar they are fighting for.
2.) If providers do not follow #1, then they will whither away and die and someone else will fill that void. They can pretend like they aren't dumbpipes, but ultimately they are and will be more so in the future. |
