Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Greed Is Blind...

Greed Is Blind...
Posted By: Lion [Send E-Mail]
Date: Tuesday, 10-Sep-2013 21:54:33
In Response To: (heh) That's insane. :) (hobie)

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...to logic or common sense.
Verizon has a big head because of the amount of market share they control as of now, at least.
Well, just as in all the other control systems, Verizon can't do anything without our funding them by purchasing their product...
Lion
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: Wow - talk about "we wanna have our cake and eat it,
: too!" :)

: They're arguing that websites should "pay the provider to
: deliver their traffic".

: Don't they get it? Those websites are the _enticement_ for
: folks to pay Verizon to get on Internet.

: Viewed that way, Verizon should pay the websites for being
: there. :) Those websites are "delivering customers to
: Verizon".

: [snip]
: Agreed. :) If Verizon can charge both cybersurfers and
: websites, it's tantamount to "owning the
: Internet".

: If it were a physical highway, this is like charging a toll to
: use the road, and then charging another toll for every
: offramp. :)

: --hobie
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