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Thunderbeast

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4. With the end of Net Neutrality

Sun Dec 31, 2017, 03:39 PM

Dec 2017

The same kind of market control will be implemented by the carriers who also have huge interests in media and content production.

I worked for the Bell System (AT&T) prior to the 1982 divestiture. They used the same tactics in a regulated vertical monopoly to stifle competition in manufacturing and services.

The company morphed into AT&T, Verizon, and Comcast (part of AT&T for several years) ....companies that use the same playbook whenever possible.

No wonder that Google and Amazon use their market dominance to limit customer choice.

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Google And Amazon's Childish Little Fight Is Spilling Into Your Home [View all] steve2470 Dec 2017 OP

Amazon is getting around the block by putting their Silk browser on their Fire platform to connect hedda_foil Dec 2017 #1

This monopolist issue is the economic issue of our times sharedvalues Dec 2017 #2

I saw the notice on the YouTube app a few weeks ago Hokie Dec 2017 #3

With the end of Net Neutrality Thunderbeast Dec 2017 #4

AT&T went from being a heavily regulated monopoly that did good things for the people and nation ... earthshine Dec 2017 #5

This is one reason I am using Roku devices to stream csziggy Dec 2017 #6

yea no youtube here bluestarone Jan 2018 #7

I land in Google's side here Egnever Jan 2018 #8