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IMHO, they should just get out of the media game and focus on their network as a service. If they are going to play the "natural monopoly" card then they need
by neuroelectronic 15y ago
IMHO, they should just get out of the media game and focus on their network as a service. If they are going to play the "natural monopoly" card then they need to act like it and not be buying up media outlets. It's incredible that nobody call them on this (particular) bullshit.
I reciently had cable installed in my apartment just for internet. I previously did not need internet because WiFi is available almost everywhere in my city and I can teather to my cellphone when I can't connect otherhow. In fact, the only reason I got cable internet was for torrents, streaming (netflix and hulu) and gaming. I had no TV or internet in my residence prior.
- bradleyland 15y ago"IMHO, they should just get out of the media game and focus on their network as a service." From a business strategy perspective, that is the absolute worst decision Comcast could make. The lower you go in the network stack, the more commoditized you become. Selling their product as a network service only would effectively make them a utility. With that comes a ton of regulation and no room to innovate.
- neuroelectronic 15y agoThat's my entire point though! They seem to think that they are a "utility" that deserves a "natural monopoly" status, in the meantime, they continue to inovate and compete, often unfairly, to both taxpayers and buisnesses.