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Re:Verizon Throttles Netflix Subscribers in Test It Doesn't ... by jerkstate on Monday July 24, 2017 @12:45PM (#14840007)
surely once google runs the pipes they'll be incentivized to pay for netflix's traffic on both sides, or maybe we'll just be back to square 1..
Re:Verizon Throttles Netflix Subscribers in Test It Doesn't ... by tw04 on Monday July 24, 2017 @02:04PM (#14841023)
Unlikely. Even if Google were to go hard into the video space (unlikely but not impossible), they still wouldn't benefit from throttling/capping. It would just give users a reason to go back to their original providers. Furthermore we've already seen the governmental backlash when facebook tried similar in developing nations.

*I should clarify when I say "the video space" I mean original AAA content like Netflix is doing. I could be underestimating them but that's a LONG way from their market sweet spot.