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Always wondered why the ISPs themselves don't compete. They're clearly well positioned. They have a lot of money. Are they that cheap and unable to get expertis
by endisneigh 4y ago
Always wondered why the ISPs themselves don't compete. They're clearly well positioned. They have a lot of money. Are they that cheap and unable to get expertise to build out this infra?
- dmix 4y agoYeah this is a big opportunity. Cloudflare’s service could become much more commoditized in the future which would help deal with the threat of them monopolizing a critical access layer of the internet. Of course scale is required for freemium so it’s not smalltime stuff but there seems to be a lack of good alternatives.
- matthewaveryusa 4y agoThey do, but not the way you think. They partner with CDNs and large service providers to cache content in their datacenters for them, saving on peering/infra cost , enhancing UX and padding their bottom line. Most of the time they even pay for it. They’re also smart enough not to expand in businesses that aren’t their domain of expertise and/or may come with legal hurdles.