This is just ridiculous! The impact this will have on streaming radio stations, online movie rentals and film/tv network downloads not to mention net users that work in digital mediums (web site design, video editing, etc) will be huge and not in a good way!
I just don't understand the thinking behind this. Do they not realize that by imposing limits like this that it will be stunting the very industry and technologies that are currently paying their salaries? Instead of working to better streamline the technologies that can provide higher bandwidth usage for all users, they decide to just limit everyone because that's easier and cheaper for them.
I really hope that they reconsider this decision.
And another industry that is going to suffer seriously if this happens is the online adult entertainment industry, better known to you and me as porn. I mean, I know it's not politically correct to stand up for porn, but those guys are going to be losing money hand over fist with bandwidth caps. Thier entire industry is based on people sitting at home in front of their computers downloading and downloading and downloading. And for every second of porn that users download they end up with another chunk of change in their bank accounts. Bandwidth caps would stem their cash flow substantially!
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Date: 2008-06-17 01:23 am (UTC)I just don't understand the thinking behind this. Do they not realize that by imposing limits like this that it will be stunting the very industry and technologies that are currently paying their salaries? Instead of working to better streamline the technologies that can provide higher bandwidth usage for all users, they decide to just limit everyone because that's easier and cheaper for them.
I really hope that they reconsider this decision.
And another industry that is going to suffer seriously if this happens is the online adult entertainment industry, better known to you and me as porn. I mean, I know it's not politically correct to stand up for porn, but those guys are going to be losing money hand over fist with bandwidth caps. Thier entire industry is based on people sitting at home in front of their computers downloading and downloading and downloading. And for every second of porn that users download they end up with another chunk of change in their bank accounts. Bandwidth caps would stem their cash flow substantially!