Comments on: Netflix releases $100 player to compete with the Apple TV – FAIL http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/20/netflix-releases-100-player-to-compete-with-the-apple-tv-fail/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ralph http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/20/netflix-releases-100-player-to-compete-with-the-apple-tv-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-91761 Ralph Tue, 20 May 2008 19:39:56 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5320#comment-91761 Unless there is Net Neutrality where the internet providers like Comcast, stop limiting or penalizing their subscribers for exceeding some bandwith quota, metered use and overage penalties. This device will be a huge failure and any device that may come after it...but however this device could be the catalyst to bring that about. I could imagine movie fans spending $100 for the device and paying $2 to $3 a movie. At the end of the month, the subscribers would lose their internet service, and lose the $100 they spent on this device. I guess thats when the class action lawsuits will really begin. What am I talking about? Right here on Tech Blorge May 7 2008 we had a story called "Comcast: metered use, monthly bandwidth caps, overage penalties and tiered pricing on the horizon". This device will bring out the absurd and illegal "bandwith cap" practice to the mainstream news and to the lawmakers...which might be a good thing. Then you can expect a class action lawsuit against Comcast and others from many broadband subscribers which in turn might overturn "bandwidth caps and quotas" here in the U.S. Get the FCC, the Politicians and Hollywood involved, you can almost bet "metered use" and "caps" will be a thing of the past ... Bandwidth caps and quotas and metered use affects and restricts commerce, free trade and innovative devices like this Netflix player and Apple TV. Unless there is Net Neutrality where the internet providers like Comcast, stop limiting or penalizing their subscribers for exceeding some bandwith quota, metered use and overage penalties.

This device will be a huge failure and any device that may come after it…but however this device could be the catalyst to bring that about.

I could imagine movie fans spending $100 for the device and paying $2 to $3 a movie. At the end of the month, the subscribers would lose their internet service, and lose the $100 they spent on this device. I guess thats when the class action lawsuits will really begin.

What am I talking about? Right here on Tech Blorge May 7 2008 we had a story called “Comcast: metered use, monthly bandwidth caps, overage penalties and tiered pricing on the horizon”.

This device will bring out the absurd and illegal “bandwith cap” practice to the mainstream news and to the lawmakers…which might be a good thing.

Then you can expect a class action lawsuit against Comcast and others from many broadband subscribers which in turn might overturn “bandwidth caps and quotas” here in the U.S.

Get the FCC, the Politicians and Hollywood involved, you can almost bet “metered use” and “caps” will be a thing of the past …

Bandwidth caps and quotas and metered use affects and restricts commerce, free trade and innovative devices like this Netflix player and Apple TV.

]]> By: BobS http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2008/05/20/netflix-releases-100-player-to-compete-with-the-apple-tv-fail/comment-page-1/#comment-91743 BobS Tue, 20 May 2008 18:13:57 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=5320#comment-91743 But what you didn't mention is that Apple charges you for each movie and has a somewhat limited selection while with Netflix, you can choose from thousands of titles and they are free with your membership, oh and did I say movies were free? But what you didn’t mention is that Apple charges you for each movie and has a somewhat limited selection while with Netflix, you can choose from thousands of titles and they are free with your membership, oh and did I say movies were free?

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