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The godaddy boycott worked. This won't. How do I know? Because I wouldn't be prepared to give up comcast, and I hate SOPA with every ounce of my being. I could
by chjj 15y ago
The godaddy boycott worked. This won't.
How do I know? Because I wouldn't be prepared to give up comcast, and I hate SOPA with every ounce of my being. I could never promise something like that.
People aren't prepared to give up their internet access (ironically to save the internet) when comcast is the only ticket in town in many places.
- Newgy 15y agoThe cable companies are losing subscribers for the first time in history. Every headwind matters to them. Just as important, getting the idea out there that Comcast is against a free and open internet will undermine their marketing towards those consumers who do have a choice. It matters.
- mr_luc 15y agoThis, plus PR! If PR didn't matter to them, then neither would advertising, but they advertise like crazy in spite of zero differentiation between themselves and their competitors. It's like why Internet fundraising is so valuable -- yeah, individual contributions pale in comparison to corporate money, but it can be enough to make the difference -- and at the same time it creates the kind of PR and public awareness that big companies wish they could create, and in fact pay agencies big bucks to try to accomplish via social media initiatives.
- Kadrith 15y agoWhat if people pledged to reduce what they purchase from Comcast? Maybe turn off cable but keep internet services. It would not have the same impact, but it would still hurt their bottom line.
- ams6110 15y agoThe way Comcast bundles services in their pricing, it's cheaper to get TV + Internet than Internet alone. At least that's the way it is here.