http://ipower.ning.com/netneutrality2
I don't know if the Time magazine article has came out yet or not.
I don't know if the Time magazine article has came out yet or not.
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2012, the year the Internet ends?
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thats just freaking gay. it's just the government doing stuff to make people more ignorant so they can do the whatever the hell they want. with disney and all of those people doing being evil future generations will be domed.
On the other hand people still download illegal music so i wouldn't be surprised on people "pirating" the internet
Somehow I doubt this will happen. If it does, I'm going to pray the world really does end December 21st, 2012. A world where I have to pay for the internet like that isn't going to be fun.
Maybe it's just me, but that article doesn't exactly seem unbiased, and the whole site doesn't seem to be a high-quality source of information to me.
It's a blog, not something I'd really trust, like an actual magazine.
Maybe it's just me, but that article doesn't exactly seem unbiased, and the whole site doesn't seem to be a high-quality source of information to me.
It's a blog, not something I'd really trust, like an actual magazine.
If this is true...(and I doubt it is) then great, there goes a good deal of my hobbies and stuff.
Wait a fucking minute. Isnt that dude in the glasses Athene?
You know, Athene, the greatest paladin in the world.
The guy who does shit but play WoW?
You know, Athene, the greatest paladin in the world.
The guy who does shit but play WoW?
hi this would never work even if they did it
all that would need to happen is that one ISP offer unlimted access and and the whole scheme is wrecked
google actually gets most of its revenue from "smaller sites" etc, this would make google redundant (what's the point of a search engine for an internet with 200 websites) so to protect its market they could set up an unrestricted ISP easily gg we just monopolized the internet
all that would need to happen is that one ISP offer unlimted access and and the whole scheme is wrecked
google actually gets most of its revenue from "smaller sites" etc, this would make google redundant (what's the point of a search engine for an internet with 200 websites) so to protect its market they could set up an unrestricted ISP easily gg we just monopolized the internet
lol Naw guys dont buy into this shit at ALL.
Thats definitely a group of kids with nothing to do but post youtube videos for popularity. Listen to NOTHING they say for it is all drivel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6jCpllQZq0
Do you seriously think those kids are gonna be in time magazine?
Thats definitely a group of kids with nothing to do but post youtube videos for popularity. Listen to NOTHING they say for it is all drivel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6jCpllQZq0
Do you seriously think those kids are gonna be in time magazine?
Well the whole point of the video is the the ISPs are collaborating to make this happen, since there is a lot more money to be made if you have to pay for every non-standard website you visit.
Still, your point about google is extremely valid and that alone would seemingly make this all but impossible to work out.
Also, I don't see how this would happen in 3-4 years. The amount of PR required would be amazing, since anyone with half a brain realizes that this is retarded. Besides that, the backlash from the porn industry alone would probably be enough to stop this.
Even if it did happen, I imagine that ISPs would start to slowly revert back to the way it is now, similar to what is happening with Cell Phone service in the US right now (companies have started offering "unlimited" plans for cheaper and cheaper).
Basically, while there are some entities with a vested interest in contracting the internet, there are more entities, just as big, with an interest in expanding it. Google/Amazon/eBay want MORE users, not less. E-vendors don't want their customers to be paying more to get to their site.
In addition, free markets are a dick, so it's inevitable that someone purchases some backbone, starts an ISP with unrestricted internet for maybe $5 less a month than the big ones, supply (1 free ISP) meets demand (for unrestricted ISPs) = profit, etc, etc.
Finally, I really think that something like this violates antitrust/collusion laws.
In addition, free markets are a dick, so it's inevitable that someone purchases some backbone, starts an ISP with unrestricted internet for maybe $5 less a month than the big ones, supply (1 free ISP) meets demand (for unrestricted ISPs) = profit, etc, etc.
Finally, I really think that something like this violates antitrust/collusion laws.