This fight makes no sense to me. If the cable companies are concerned about revenue, they can just cancel the line item for "equipment rental" and just raise the base fee an identical amount. Boom, done.
If they are worried about losing control... I don't understand why. They own the pipes, so changing which box makes the connection ultimately doesn't alter anything.
On the post: The Cable Industry Is Absolutely Terrified Of Set Top Box Competition
Re: Why Do They Care?
If they are worried about losing control... I don't understand why. They own the pipes, so changing which box makes the connection ultimately doesn't alter anything.
On the post: GQ And Forbes Go After Ad Blocker Users Rather Than Their Own Shitty Advertising Inventory
We can block if we want to...
Forbes can keep their content. How they expect to monetize a site with no viewers might be an interesting subject, but isn't my problem.
On the post: Time Warner Promises To Adapt To Cord Cutting With Fewer TV Ads, Gets Punished By Wall Street For It
Re: Wall Street always punishes the good actions
Could this be a downward spiral that suppresses consumer demand? Nah....
On the post: DailyDirt: Dealing With Zero (Or Negative) Population Growth
Re: What’s Our Most Valuable Resource?
On the post: MPAA Whacs A Few More Moles, Declares Premature Victory While Making Movie Fans Worse Off
Winning is possible!
I'm sure that if the MPAA tries hard enough, they can make it so difficult to watch new movies that no one does it.
That could count as a win, right?
On the post: Time To Say Goodbye To All Pre-1972 Music?
The stronger your grip...
Hopefully they're so successful in locking up content that they go out of business.
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