>Large complex systems don't just magically change overnight because of a governmental decree This a million times. Its scary how people applaud draconian or a

>Large complex systems don't just magically change overnight because of a governmental decree This a million times. Its scary how people applaud draconian or at least, short sighted, legislation and regulations as long as those those policies are used against the "bad guys." They don't realize how much power this gives government and how easily government can victimize business, kill jobs, and hurt the economy over the whims of a couple regulators. I'm no Comcast fan, in fact I'm sure I hate them, but expecting them to just be able to magically implement this stuff overnight is a little much. Have you seen tech surveys or interviews with congressmen, fcc types, and bureaucrats? They seem to have a CSI view of technology which is scary to me. I don't think they truly understand what they're asking for in some/many cases. They just follow the political winds and know what to say and do to advance their careers in the government. Let's remember the failure of the cablecard. This was a big FCC decree. No one uses it. There's just so much choice between providers, satellite, streaming, etc that these things just never caught on. All these card readers and the back-end implementation were done for what exactly? That said, when regulations are absolutely need they should be done. Are these needed? Lets assume so. How much is the government paying for all the extra cost these regulations will give to Comcast? Nothing? I can't imagine the government coming into my place of business and tossing out a decree like this. It would surely bankrupt us. Comcast will just pass the cost increase to the consumer just like it did with the cable card. Maybe we shouldn't be applauding all regulations without question anymore, even when they're used against our "enemies."