So now Comcast is extending the olive branch to BitTorrent, eh?
Wouldn’t that be nice? A perfect and fluffy world where Comcast and Bittorrent held hands and frolicked through the meadows of the scenic swiss alps? I, for one, cry foul. While it may appear to be that way up front, I have a feeling the end will be more like this video (Yoshi = Bittorent, Comcast=Mario):
It was just a little more than a week ago that Comcast said that the FCC didn’t have the authority to prevent them from blocking P2P traffic. I believe that they are very afraid of testing their assertion that they are above the authority of the FCC. This seems more like a last ditch effort to prevent the FCC from actually mandating net neutrality than anything else. The fact that they are announcing this, but then saying that it won’t take effect until the end of the year… maybe longer… speaks volumes. If they are so lovey-dovey with Bittorrent now, why not stop the arbitrary blocking now?
All we can hope now is that the FCC has the clear mind to proceed with their investigation into Comcast’s practices to prevent others from following the same path and to prevent Comcast from trying this stunt again in a few years when there is a new FCC Chairman. But that would rely on the FCC having some common sense, which is not what they are know for.
Now if only the FCC would only do something about Comcast’s two-hour hold times and price gouging… Just remember folks, Comcast: It’s Craptastic.
Fun Fact!
According to the American Consumer Sastisfaction Index (which measures how satisfied costumers are with their companies), Comcast score for their most recent quarter was 56, lower than the ACSI score for the IRS (60). In fact, Comcast has consistently been one of the worst scoring companies in any category.
Chris Fairfield: is an avid gamer and web surfer who happens to be hellbent on World Domination. But who isn't these days?
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Chris Fairfield (Chris Fairfield) says:
(Posted April 2nd, 2008 at 12:19 pm)
DK would represent the [RI/MP]AA and Pikachu would represent you, the user.
John Hoeffleur (John Hoeffleur) says:
(Posted April 2nd, 2008 at 1:13 pm)
elle (elle) says:
(Posted April 22nd, 2008 at 10:15 am)
that’s incredibly upsetting. you’d think i’d be immune to this stuff, seeing as i study it all day long, but i’m not. boo comcast.
Chris Fairfield (Chris Fairfield) says:
(Posted April 22nd, 2008 at 1:37 pm)
Boo Comcast, indeed.
I switched to Dish + DSL two days after I received my first (and incorrect) bill. I spent over two hours trying to get through to customer service with no results.:/
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nikki (nikki) says:
(Posted April 2nd, 2008 at 11:42 am)
If Yoshi is Bittorent and Mario is Comcrap… who do DK and Pikachu represent in your analogy? Or are they just the poor innocent users of each, doomed to be caught in the crossfire and trampled upon like goombas?