Verizon and Google Justifications Don't Add Up
there's an immense arrogance in assuming the public can't do the simple math on why neither company wants neutrality applied to wireless networks.
Yesterday I thought the Google/Verizon deal might not get enough attention. I'm sure Google and Verizon thought the same or they wouldn't have made such a bold announcement.
Personally, I'm happy to see that many aren't letting this go by so easily. I think the first day's reaction was enough for both companies to get a bit defensive but, as witnessed by the above article, not everyone's buying it.
For some other views of the Google-Verizon deal in the first 24 hours, see these:
So Google sold the tech world out as it hopes to keep one of the largest pushers of its Android operating system happy.
CDT:
spotty proposal from two companies is no substitute for real action that serves the public interest
They announced a new policy recommendation that would kill the Internet as we know it, if implemented by FCC Chair Julius Genokowski and other policy makers.
The Google/Verizon statement is intentionally vague about what these new services would be and who would build them and what would be on them.
But principles are easy to discard, it seems, when one’s in search of the next goldmine. “Don’t Be Evil” can become “Just Don’t Be Stupid” when you’re in first place.
