While it's true that Google is starting aggressively they are still using the slow-start algorithm, not ignoring it. If your physical layer is tin cans with str

While it's true that Google is starting aggressively they are still using the slow-start algorithm, not ignoring it. If your physical layer is tin cans with string sure you'll get crowded out, but then the connection will degrade in the same way it would if they were using the default window size. Microsoft on the other hand should really use slow-start. I think it's difficult to argue that the profile of the underlying network hasn't changed since the last time an RFC was standardized on this issue. The problem is revving the magic numbers in the standards periodically to reflect changes in topology. While you can say that Google should stick to the standard, unlike other net neutrality issues this isn't a change available only to a few large companies. Anyone with control of their stack can make this configuration. The issue in net neutrality is to ensure that changes which are economically feasible for only a small group of companies are not enacted so that they cannot form a defacto monopoly.