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I hope starlink bankrupts these companies. It really bothers me when companies that have failed to adapt throw their weight around by trying to leverage legisl
by fossuser 5y ago
I hope starlink bankrupts these companies.
It really bothers me when companies that have failed to adapt throw their weight around by trying to leverage legislation to kill competition.
Cable telecoms, car dealerships, turbo tax, etc.
- l33t2328 5y ago> companies that have failed to adapt Because they followed the rules while Elon’s companies ignore them? Because that’s what this lawsuit is about.
- VortexDream 5y agoThey didn't ignore the rules. The FCC reviewed Starlink's plans and agreed to modifications of the rules based on the assessment that Starlink met the requirements in a way that didn't require an in-depth environmental review.
- fossuser 5y agoThat’s not what this lawsuit is about. Frankly that’s a bullshit excuse viasat is making and thankfully the court system knows that and the judge is throwing it out. With 5+ years of notice of the changing landscape and seeing starlink/spacex progress the geosat companies did nothing. They’re not even really alleging it’s because they followed rules and spacex didn’t - they’re more complaining that the environmental review for spacex from the FCC wasn’t “enough” (which the FCC disagrees with). It’s not like viasat tried to do LEO and was blocked because of rules. It’s basically the satellite company equivalent of NIMBY building suits about shadows on a park. The true motives are elsewhere. This is just a company that sees the writing on the wall using their legal team to try to find ways to stop their competitor rather than actually competing on the merits of their product. The faster they go bankrupt, the better it’ll be for actual players in the space building real tech.