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It's funny that when Netflix has to pay for preferential treatment, it's a bad thing ("my bill might go up!"); but when it's Spotify getting unlimited data, it'
by byuu 12y ago
It's funny that when Netflix has to pay for preferential treatment, it's a bad thing ("my bill might go up!"); but when it's Spotify getting unlimited data, it's a good thing ("my bill might go down!"). You can't eat your cake and have it too.
- shkkmo 12y agoI'm confused. Isn't the argument presented in the article that they are both anti-competitive (and hence "bad things")?
- byuu 12y agoYes, I agree with the article. I'm saying that people in general (even in this topic) seem to not mind the issue when it's personally advantageous to them. (if that weren't the case, the article would merely be stating the obvious and not be newsworthy.) And I'll admit that unlimited streaming music does sound nice. But net neutrality is important to me, and so it would be hypocritical of me to dismiss it when it benefits me.
- JadeNB 12y agoI think that few people believe that Netflix should receive preferential treatment for free; rather, the net neutrality issue is that Netflix could be required to pay for whatever carriage it receives, or else receive intentionally degraded service.