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A stark reality check from Dan Lyons; read the full piece at the link below
Today’s FCC ruling on net neutrality shifts billions in profits and boils down to one fact: There will soon be a fast Internet for the rich and a slow Internet for the poor.
Net Neutrality Ruling: The FCC Splits the Internet in Two – The Daily Beast
Continue reading: Net Neutrality Ruling: The FCC Splits the Internet in Two – The Daily Beast
Final paragraphs of an Al Franken essay
Imagine if Comcast customers couldn’t watch Netflix, but were limited only to Comcast’s Video On Demand service. Imagine if a cable news network could get its website to load faster on your computer than your favorite local political blog. Imagine if big corporations with their own agenda could decide who wins or loses online. The Internet as we know it would cease to exist.
That’s why net neutrality is the most important free speech issue of our time. And that’s why, this Tuesday, when the FCC meets to discuss this badly flawed proposal, I’ll be watching. If they approve it as is, I’ll be outraged…. Continue reading: Al Franken: The Most Important Free Speech Issue of Our Time [Huffington Post]
A timely reality check
So there we now stand. Net neutrality is in limbo because the public interest purists believe that any compromise is a sellout, and because the F.C.C. so badly shot itself in the foot by pursuing the Comcast case. It is difficult to see how we’re ever going to get net neutrality rules.
Then again, maybe the current snarl isn’t such a bad thing. “If everybody just walked away, the probability of anything bad happening is quite small,” said Mr. Moffett. I agree. Consumers have come to expect an open Internet, and companies will violate net neutrality at their peril. That is just the way the Internet has evolved…. Continue reading: Talking Business – Net Neutrality Talks Are a Struggle for What We Already Have – NYTimes.com
Here’s a handy infographic from Online MBA on the current state of Net Neutrality.
Via: Online MBA Programs
Continue reading: 15 Facts About Net Neutrality
Ok, in my time covering technology markets I’ve lived first-hand how vendors tend to use different terminology to talk about the same ideas. The goal is to make something sound unique enough and create a sort of smoke and mirrors effect when it comes to comparing features with the competition. The ideas and concepts essentially become a sort of branding. You can usually tell who’s in which camp based on the terminology they use. For example, Microsoft uses the term “information Worker” and IBM uses the term “Knowledge Worker.” They are essentially the same thing but with vendor specific twists.
It’s the twists that count. The subtle nuances that support the understanding of how the technology/concept works…. Continue reading: Open Internet != Net Neutrality
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