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Why are startups afraid? Shouldn't the biggest internet/cloud companies be worried first? They are going to be taxed most (esp. Netflix). Or maybe I'm missing s
by polskibus 9y ago
Why are startups afraid? Shouldn't the biggest internet/cloud companies be worried first? They are going to be taxed most (esp. Netflix). Or maybe I'm missing something in the big picture?
- raverbashing 9y agoI agree, expect a shakedown of the biggest players In fact, I would be very happy if they were overcharged for it (especially Facebook) it would push them for NN
- philipov 9y agoWhich means you can predict that they will only be pushed far enough that it's cheaper to pay than to lobby for net neutrality.
- raverbashing 9y agoIf the telco companies had slightly longer-term vision I agree, but I'm skeptical of them not shooting themselves in the foot
- notfromhere 9y agostartups are going to get strangled in the crib by the biggest companies because they won't be able to afford paying for prioritization
- paxy 9y agoBig companies will be quick to cut deals with ISPs to prioritize their traffic. It's the startups and new products which can't afford to pay that will suffer.
- mtgx 9y agoThey will be taxed first, but presumably the tax will be low enough that they can comfortably afford it, while also being large enough that startups will have little chance to make the same kind of deal.
- mbesto 9y agoNetflix potentially has something to gain, because they'll likely strike a deal with the ISPs to put content physically/technically closer to consumers (which means better quality at quicker rates).
- paxy 9y agoNetflix does this already, both via direct dedicated lines from their CDN to ISPs and content boxes in ISPs' own data centers. I don't think it can be considered a net neutrality violation since the concept of "neutrality" is still a consumer facing one and doesn't really apply for the massive internet infrastructure between ISPs and large company data centers, CDNs etc.
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