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>Make it one, Google will almost certainly close shop soon after AT & T does theirs. It's more likely Google proceeds b/c they have a better business model wit
by SkyMarshal 14y ago
>Make it one, Google will almost certainly close shop soon after AT & T does theirs.
It's more likely Google proceeds b/c they have a better business model with higher ROI on expanded fiber access for the whole country, ATT doesn't.
For Google this is a loss leader that will pay off if it gets more people watching more videos (and ads) on Youtube, and using other Google properties. Iirc, something like 90%+ of their revenue still comes from ads of various sorts.
Without something similar, ATT will have to gorge customers, meter and cap usage, and other things customers love so much.
Only way ATT can win this is by playing dirty, and I have no doubt they will. Hope Google is ready for it.