The Coming Internet Video Crash

snydeq writes "First, it was data caps on cellular, and now caps on wired broadband — welcome to the end of the rich Internet, writes Galen Gruman. 'People are still getting used to the notion that unlimited data plans are dead and gone for their smartphones. The option wasn't even offered for tablets. Now, we're beginning to see the eradication of the unlimited data plan in our broadband lines, such as cable and DSL connections. It's a dangerous trend that will threaten the budding Internet-based video business — whether from Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Windows Store, or Google Play — then jeopardize Internet services of all sorts. It's a complex issue, and though the villains are obvious — the telecom carriers and cable providers — the solutions are not. The result will be a metered Internet that discourages use of the services so valuable for work and play.'"

Comments

Free market!

[Mitreya]

No worries, I am sure the highly competitive and heterogeneous market will take care of it

As providers try to cap their data plans, new market players will emerge and take over by offering unlimited plans that consumers want

Right?

Re:Utility

[desdinova 216]

.....but....socialism...what about the Free market

note: the above is meant to be sarcastic.

Re:Yes

[tmosley]

Because it doesn't operate in its own interest, it operates in the interest of others.

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