The real problem that I don't see many people talking about is how this hurts the little guy (aka the next great thing). Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft... they all have the money to pay the proposed extortion fees.
But if I come up with the next YouTube, I not only have to pay for my bandwidth, I'll also have to pay fees to all the other providers so my site isn't slow for their customers. This model empowers the telcos to keep Google on top and YouTube on bottom.
The FCC has provided protection of network neutrality up until just recently. All that is being asked is that it be reinstated so the telcos can't act on their short-sighted and greedy urges. So enough with the 'regulation is bad' crap. Do you really want to trust the telcos to do the right thing without it?!?
Get informed. Get irate. Call your representative in the Senate. If you don't, you might regret it later.
Am I the only one thinking that maybe Google is going to do more than just rebrand firefox. As great as gmail is, it's only going to get so far w/o a calendar and to-do list. Not to mention no off-line browsing.
What if Google/Mozilla (GooZilla?) is putting together their own Outlook (aka the Mozilla Application Suite). It will work better, load faster, smaller foot print, more secure, etc... and it could be free with text ads built in.
My favorite line was "In a down economy, free is much cheaper than hundreds of dollars, and infinitely more attractive. Linux started gaining ground with real paying customers using it for real work in the real world, really."
Linux is gaining ground with real paying customers and free software? Wow!
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The real problem that I don't see many people talking about is how this hurts the little guy (aka the next great thing). Google, Yahoo, eBay, Microsoft... they all have the money to pay the proposed extortion fees.
But if I come up with the next YouTube, I not only have to pay for my bandwidth, I'll also have to pay fees to all the other providers so my site isn't slow for their customers. This model empowers the telcos to keep Google on top and YouTube on bottom.
The FCC has provided protection of network neutrality up until just recently. All that is being asked is that it be reinstated so the telcos can't act on their short-sighted and greedy urges. So enough with the 'regulation is bad' crap. Do you really want to trust the telcos to do the right thing without it?!?
Get informed. Get irate. Call your representative in the Senate. If you don't, you might regret it later.
If you still don't get it, ask the ninja:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H69eCYcDcuQ
Am I the only one thinking that maybe Google is going to do more than just rebrand firefox. As great as gmail is, it's only going to get so far w/o a calendar and to-do list. Not to mention no off-line browsing.
What if Google/Mozilla (GooZilla?) is putting together their own Outlook (aka the Mozilla Application Suite). It will work better, load faster, smaller foot print, more secure, etc... and it could be free with text ads built in.
Just a thought...
My favorite line was "In a down economy, free is much cheaper than hundreds of dollars, and infinitely more attractive. Linux started gaining ground with real paying customers using it for real work in the real world, really."
Linux is gaining ground with real paying customers and free software? Wow!