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Network Neutrality Defenders Quietly Backing Off?
SteveOHT writes "Google Inc. has approached major cable and phone companies that carry Internet traffic with a proposal to create a fast lane for its own content, according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Google has traditionally been one of the loudest advocates of equal network access for all content providers. The story claims that Microsoft, Yahoo, and Amazon have quietly withdrawn from a coalition of companies and groups backing network neutrality (the coalition is not named), though Amazon's name is reportedly once again listed on the coalition's Web site. Google has already responded, calling the WSJ story "confused" and explaining that they're only talking about edge caching, and remain as committed as ever to network neutrality. The blogosphere is alight with the debate.
Google is becoming the next evil empire that we will all hate.
The proposal is actually to put servers in the ISPs cloud, close to the edge user. This is a blatant violation of their Net Neutrality position because it is cutting a deal with providers in order to ensure faster Google service.
Shockingly, no Net Neutrality proponent can describe to me why we need Net Neutrality regulations to ensure what we've had for the past ~20 years.
Disagreeing with me does not mean you get to mod me troll.
Easy.
9mm.
Applied with the requisite amount of cordite to the back of Rupert Murdoch's head.
I am not kidding.
Mart
"I know I will be modded down for this": where's the option '-1, Asking for it'?