____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 05 July 2007 16:44 : \____
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>> ____/ Mark Kent on Thursday 05 July 2007 14:38 : \____
>>
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>>>> Set-top shakeup is in the cards
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| As of Sunday, cable operators must provide new TV subscribers with
>>>>| set-top boxes that have a slot for a special PC card known as a
>>>>| CableCard. This card contains decryption mechanisms that determine
>>>>| if a user is allowed to view the video content coming from the
>>>>| cable operator.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9584_22-6194323.html
>>>>
>>>> Agency Urges Caution on Net Neutrality
>>>>
>>>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>>>| Supporters of net neutrality rules, including consumer groups and
>>>>| content providers such as Google Inc., are concerned that Internet
>>>>| access providers could slow or block content in the absence of such
>>>>| rules, particularly as Internet providers offer their own services,
>>>>| such as Internet phone calls.
>>>> `----
>>>>
>>>>
>>
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/28/AR2007062800924.html
>>>>
>>>> They can't cope with disruptive technology and lost revenue, so laws are
>>>> being changed to hurt the 'little guy'.
>>>
>>> Has anyone noticed the ironic gap here? On the one hand, we have an open
>>> system which is being deliberately encrypted by governmental requirement,
>>> and on the other hand we have google crying out for net neutrality.
>>
>> Google is being self serving here (image and needs), but also noteworthy is
>> this:
>>
>> Is Microsoft no longer a member of ItsOurNet? Trouble in paradise?
>>
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| On the ItsOurNet.org website under "The coalition" section, Microsoft
>>| is no longer on the list of: "These organizations support legislation
>>| to achieve net neutrality:"
>> `----
>>
>> http://www.precursorblog.com/node/206
>>
>
> Things are not going so well for Microsoft, so they're realigning with
> other interests.
Going back in time, slowing down Web apps (packet scheduling), raising the cost
of the Web, and hoping that we all return to point-and-grunt cavemen that use
Microsoft Word. They try to pull the carpet from under rivals' feet. That's
why competition is truly needed.
--
~~ Best of wishes
Roy S. Schestowitz | "I blame God for making me an atheist"
http://Schestowitz.com | Open Prospects | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
Tasks: 111 total, 1 running, 110 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
http://iuron.com - knowledge engine, not a search engine
|
|
