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zzyzzx
2017 Dec 18, 11:14am
zzyzzx
2017 Dec 18, 11:14am
Heraclitusstudent says
I question as to exactly how many people will pay to access FaceBook. In fact, I would predict that if they tried to charge people to use it, it might die off pretty quickly. A free alternative would appear.
You still won't have a competitor to FB but you'll have to pay extra to access it.
I question as to exactly how many people will pay to access FaceBook. In fact, I would predict that if they tried to charge people to use it, it might die off pretty quickly. A free alternative would appear.
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anonymous
2017 Dec 18, 11:51am
zzyzzx says
As long as the ISP decides that it should benefit from services it didn't create, a new "free service" could also be taxed quickly by the ISP.
The fact remains: the best organization of the market place is when companies compete based on the services THEY create, not extort a fee for access to others services based on their position in the ecosystem.
I question as to exactly how many people will pay to access FaceBook. In fact, I would predict that if they tried to charge people to use it, it might die off pretty quickly. A free alternative would appear.
As long as the ISP decides that it should benefit from services it didn't create, a new "free service" could also be taxed quickly by the ISP.
The fact remains: the best organization of the market place is when companies compete based on the services THEY create, not extort a fee for access to others services based on their position in the ecosystem.
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anonymous
2017 Dec 18, 11:52am
LIES LIES LIES: right wing speakers say "if you regulate anything you will get less of it."
They want you to pay extra for everything. Did you think that you are going to get more of it?
We are in the middle of an epic coup to accelerate extraction from people who work and pay taxes.
Right wing has had control of talk radio and too many other media sources like 24/7 Fox for too long now and it has metastasized into a people cheering for their own downfall.
They want you to pay extra for everything. Did you think that you are going to get more of it?
We are in the middle of an epic coup to accelerate extraction from people who work and pay taxes.
Right wing has had control of talk radio and too many other media sources like 24/7 Fox for too long now and it has metastasized into a people cheering for their own downfall.
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anonymous
2017 Dec 18, 12:40pm
zzyzzx says
Maybe, maybe not. But what's to stop ISPs from becoming a cable TV model where you pay by tier? To get Netflix, you have to buy the highest tier which includes FB, LinkedIn, pinterest, etc. Whether you want them or not, you have to pay to get the one service you do want.
I question as to exactly how many people will pay to access FaceBook. In fact, I would predict that if they tried to charge people to use it, it might die off pretty quickly. A free alternative would appear.
Maybe, maybe not. But what's to stop ISPs from becoming a cable TV model where you pay by tier? To get Netflix, you have to buy the highest tier which includes FB, LinkedIn, pinterest, etc. Whether you want them or not, you have to pay to get the one service you do want.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Aug 18, 5:33am
MisdemeanorRebel
2018 Aug 18, 5:33am
Social Media is totally discriminating against Republican/Conservative voices. Speaking loudly and clearly for the Trump Administration, we won’t let that happen. They are closing down the opinions of many people on the RIGHT, while at the same time doing nothing to others.......
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 18, 2018
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