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Google should instead throw a couple more billions at the SpaceX mesh Internet satellite project, bypassing these asshats completely once and for all. I'd switc
by Androider 9y ago
Google should instead throw a couple more billions at the SpaceX mesh Internet satellite project, bypassing these asshats completely once and for all. I'd switch in a heartbeat, even if it was a bit more expensive.
- jerkstate 9y agosurely once google runs the pipes they'll be incentivized to pay for netflix's traffic on both sides, or maybe we'll just be back to square 1..
- tw04 9y agoUnlikely. Even if Google were to go hard into the video space (unlikely but not impossible), they still wouldn't benefit from throttling/capping. It would just give users a reason to go back to their original providers. Furthermore we've already seen the governmental backlash when facebook tried similar in developing nations. *I should clarify when I say "the video space" I mean original AAA content like Netflix is doing. I could be underestimating them but that's a LONG way from their market sweet spot.
- Orangeair 9y agoSatellite is nice, but it's not a solution for every use case. Specifically, it's not great for anything that requires low latency (like gaming).
- Androider 9y agoThe proposed SpaceX satellite network is in low earth orbit unlike traditional satellite Internet, so it should provide decent latencies (25ms vs 600+ms): https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/spacex-plans-worldwide-satellite-internet-with-low-latency-gigabit-speed/ https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2016/11/space...
- matt4077 9y agoIf only there were a legal solution for such problems, something that any sane person would consider obvious. We could solve it by tomorrow 6pm, without a single satellite launch.