Of course, now that the damage is done, there will be no repercussions for Comcast. Other companies will go "Hey, that's a good trick!" and we'll see this done a lot more in future.
This kind of ratfuckery should be punished with unspeakably harsh sanctions; instead nothing will be done. posted by Pope Guilty at 1:08 AM on February 27, 2008 [3 favorites]
I for one am glad that Comcast is willing to sacrifice in order to represent the interests of people who don't even exist. posted by fatllama at 1:19 AM on February 27, 2008 [1 favorite]
If that's not a perfect metaphor for net neutrality, I don't know what is. posted by one_bean at 1:41 AM on February 27, 2008 [3 favorites]
Other companies will go "Hey, that's a good trick!" and we'll see this done a lot more in future.
The future? You mean to imply this kind of thing hasn't been going on for ages? posted by slater at 1:51 AM on February 27, 2008
The future? You mean to imply this kind of thing hasn't been going on for ages?
This kind of thing, sure, but I've never heard of this particular trick before. posted by Pope Guilty at 1:53 AM on February 27, 2008
What happened to the old fashioned way of getting things done--paying off a judge. Now those were the days. posted by 45moore45 at 3:30 AM on February 27, 2008 [1 favorite]
It's not as if the FCC has been looking out for the consumer lately. Look what they have been doing to enable media giants to dominate markets. Previously. posted by Daddy-O at 4:40 AM on February 27, 2008
How can I please this video? Would it like some chocolate? posted by adamrice at 6:48 AM on February 27, 2008 [5 favorites]
I love the fact that they all had Highlighters displayed on their shirts. you can clearly see how many people were there as seat fillers. This makes me so angry, i want to find the person who authorized it and just kick his ass. I don't have fancy corporate tricks, just steel toed boots. posted by Megafly at 11:52 AM on February 27, 2008
I don't understand how this P2P ratfuckery doesn't run afoul (wait - am I mixing my animal metaphors?) of simple breach of contract, particularly with most ISP agreements now offering tiered service. Verizon gave me a choice of throughput options, and if they and others are saying they can't actually handle it if I USE that offered throughput then... aren't they failing to provide the contracted service? posted by phearlez at 1:50 PM on February 28, 2008
Your contract pretty much just says you'll give them money. posted by ryanrs at 4:31 PM on February 28, 2008
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