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Apple Reportedly In Talks With Comcast For Separate Apple Streaming Path
An anonymous reader writes "Apple is reportedly in talks with Comcast to obtain a network pathway dedicated to live and on-demand programming for subscribers of unspecified Apple services. In other words, Apple traffic would be separated from the rest of the public's internet traffic. This deal is different from the one Netflix made with Comcast in that Apple is reportedly asking for separate traffic in the path from Comcast facilities to consumer homes; the Netflix deal only gains Netflix direct access to the Comcast network. While net neutrality rules no longer restrict ISPs from monetizing their traffic prioritization, Comcast is still bound in that respect until 2018 as part of the conditions for its acquisition of NBCUniversal in 2011."
Why is this modded down? It's entirely fair to point out that both of these companies have a long and well-established history of walled gardens and heavy-handiness. Just because so many fanboys have a love-on for Apple on slashdot (and hate-on for MS) doesn't make Apple any less evil in their business dealings. And if there are any fans of Comcast out there in the universe, they must be about as rare as Yetis.
Because Apple's walled garden isn't inherently evil, and honestly, Comcast's gouging so far is merely ass-hattery. Google's tracking of everything you do everywhere online is evil. Facebook's building of a global facial recognition DB and tracking everything you do everywhere is evil. Microsoft's leveraging contracts and monopoly power to kill other businesses is evil (even if they missed the phone/tablet revolution, it isn't for lack of trying)
Just to put things in perspective. Just because you don't like something doesn't automatically make it evil. There has to be intent with harm to fall into evilness.
The cesspool just got a check and balance.
Apple are 100% gay - in every sense of the word
They do indeed seem happy when lounging on their bean bag chairs stuffed with cash.
Trolling is a art,