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Google Backing Out On Net Neutrality?

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The Wall Street Journal says that Google is not only backing out on net neutrality, the company has even approached major cable and phone companies with proposals to create a fast lane for its own content.

One major cable operator in talks with Google says it has been reluctant so far to strike a deal because of concern it might violate Federal Communications Commission guidelines on network neutrality. "If we did this, Washington would be on fire," says one executive at the cable company who is familiar with the talks, referring to the likely reaction of regulators and lawmakers.
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"Do no harm"

Unless it benefits us, of course...
 
In some ways, since I use Google so much, I would love to have a fast lane to their content.

The other side is the president this sets. If this happens, in 10 years you will have 'google broadband' with 100mb/s to their content, and 40ms slower ping and 5mb/s to the rest of the internet. So you will be incentivized to use Google content, and make your business on the Google family of products. VERY bad.
 
I can't wait until there is just so much bandwidth this isn't even an issue anymore.

Net Neutrality should be common sense for companies, but they are to damn focused on making money and not making the right decision.
 
I hope the Wall Street fixes their article. Google's approach hasn't swayed at all. Google is a breath of fresh air to this internet. Microsoft could stand to learn something from this.
 
Net Neutrality is horrible. Google has benefited from a lack of such regulations many times. The biggest of which is when they paid AOL in 2002 (one of the biggest ISP at the time) to be the default search engine.
 
Well, a lot of the world is just about there. The US, of course, isn't. Too much greed going on. For some reason, a logic level 0 or 1 is harder and more expensive to push around than it is elsewhere. Yeah, right :)


Inacurate said:
I can't wait until there is just so much bandwidth this isn't even an issue anymore.

Net Neutrality should be common sense for companies, but they are to damn focused on making money and not making the right decision.
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TechLarry said:
The US, of course, isn't. Too much greed going on.
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Woa...greed in the US? Blasphemy, of course! Capitalism at its finest. We( the government front, controlled by companies ) preach freedom and the whole nine yards to other countries, as we( the people ) continue to give up more freedoms to said government* and all the while we( the collective USA ) can't see the hypocrisy behind that.....

I get a kick out of it! :p

/breaks up soapbox to use as firewood cause he has NO POWER in NH!
 
Don't get too cynical. Many other developed and developing countried are as bad or worse than the U.S. as far as greed and personal freedom goes.
 
anr11 said:
Don't get too cynical. Many other developed and developing countried are as bad or worse than the U.S. as far as greed and personal freedom goes.
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Oh I know, it's just that...I see us at the forefront, ya know? Like with oil consumption, what was the percentage for the US compared to the rest of the world? It was ridiculous! Granted we are a huge population, a large landmass to travel, but even with those factored in I thought the amount was insane.

Or like, I was in Shaw's last night and went down the "Clearance" aisle by mistake for all the holiday crap. That stuff was originally produced for a profit, yet is now selling below their initial price. There is a point when a manufacturer gives the OK to a store to reduce the price, so with that in mind.....what is the general thought in America?

"Make as much money as possible" else, why wouldn't the merchandise have been that price from the beginning? Yes, I know...there is a whole slew of economic courses I need to take to understand the entire process, but I'm not talking about all that. Just the underlying thinking behind it all.

I get so irritated walking down there, or seeing stuff on-sale, or "Buy one, get one" free promotions, or where we as American's always try to get the most for or money, which is commendable, but is it really these days? Look at where these companies WOULD go if they could!

Most have no system in place to check their appetite, to know when enough is enough. That just because you CAN doesn't mean you HAVE to.

Generic example: If you tell someone they can use something if they NEED it, then you find them using that said something every opportunity they get, what does that make you think?

That is my view of America at the moment. You got some people, a few companies that use moderation. Then you have the majority, who don't even know when to stop!

We are so far from efficient as a nation, it isn't even a laughing matter. Wasted food, manhours, overhead. It all ties in together to the basics of greed and to a lesser extent, the freedoms that get trampled over to allow that greed to happen.

/steps off soapbox he bought at 300% markup because of demand! :p
 
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