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If even Google cannot penetrate this market then it's for all intents and purposes 100% impenetrable. Unless somebody comes up with a radically different strate
by nukeop 9y ago
If even Google cannot penetrate this market then it's for all intents and purposes 100% impenetrable. Unless somebody comes up with a radically different strategy, the ISP market in USA should be considered monopolized and should be broken down by the government (fat chance). In any case, it's game over for consumers - abandon all hope.
- ckocagil 9y agoIf Google's survival depended on solving this, they would have solved it 10 times over. Since it's not, they're approaching this problem with a cost/benefit mindset and they seem to think it's not worth it. An ideal solution would be nationalization of the infrastructure, but that's never happening in the US. A possible solution is for the US government to scare the telecom monopolies with antitrust lawsuits so much that they come up with a solution themselves (which might be simply splitting the monopoly like you suggested). BTW, is your name an ss13 reference?
- HillaryBriss 9y ago> If Google's survival depended on solving this, they would have solved it 10 times over assuming that's true, can we safely conclude that Google is unworried by the loss of net neutrality? i mean, the broadband providers are still in position and still have their potential anti-neutral leverage. or does google have some other strategy to fight the loss of net neutrality?
- PaulHoule 9y agoGoogle does OK without net neutrality. They can afford to pay the trolls, who in turn help them keep competition out.
- walshemj 9y agoLLU makes more sense but I cant see this happening for at least the next 8 years or so.