Loaded: Google, Verizon in tiered-Net traffic talks

Google is shutting down its real-time messaging system known as Google Wave, the iPhone dev team releases a carrier unlock for jailbroken iPhones, and Google and Verizon are apparently near a deal to pay for tiered Web traffic in a blow to Net neutrality. http://cnettv.cnet.com/google-verizon-tiered-net-traffic-talks/9742-1_53-5009...

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• Science & Tech

Starring:

• Jeff Bakalar

Directed by:

• Wilson G. Tang

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• Wilson G. Tang

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• Wilson G. Tang

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• Jeff Bakalar
• Loaded
• Net Neutrality
• Google Wave shut down
• UltraSn0w
• iPhone carrier unlock

[turkeyman64]

Google against net neutrality really disappointed me :(

[jschmitz23]

Good job Jeff! I don't know what these other people are talking about, you rock!

[neverfearchrisishere]

@903harman Verizon has a largely government authorized monopoly over communication infrastructure in much of America - this in itself isn't a problem providing they aren't allowed to abuse this position.... as they are planning too. It is not the monopoly that is the problem, it's the use/abuse of the monopoly to gain huge advantage in other related business - such as, say, only allowing video streaming from their partner Google who pays them for the privilege .

[903harman]

what i dont understand is who gives the rights to google and verizon to buy the internet?!

[bweazel]

Haha. What part of what I said is wrong then? If you're so educated that is. Go ahead. That or you can go fuck yourself ;)

[903harman]

@bweazel you fuking idiot, stfu you dont know what your talking about!

this is going to affect everyone!

[903harman]

yay google destory what has made you what you are... im officially going to quit the internet once bullshit like this starts. then there marketing fuking shit is going to go down, whatever they think there going to do to make money. i hate how they hav ads everywhere now this isnt fucking tv!

[killerookami]

Google, the Lex Luthor of the internet. "I'm doing all this to save the world from the EVIL superman..."

Charging for "part" of the internet would be like Colorado and Wyoming charging to drive through their state, you could probably live with it but it would be really inconvenient..

Or better yet California and Florida charging all the people going to Disney, Universal, etc. because they are popular attractions.

Any way you cut it these are bad plans...

[knicks3085]

Why would Google and Verizon do this? Especially Verizon? They are going to lose so many customers!

[bweazel]

Oh grow up. Chrome is still a great browser, and Google is still a great company. This is just a business deal that has nothing to do with you (or any of us) at all. Google's ISP wanted a piece of google's cake, and rightfully so. You can't just continue to lay the burden on your supply chain without cutting the supply chain some money to upgrade. Google probably realized this. That's all this is, it's not like they betrayed you or anything, so again, grow up, think about the real issues.

[bweazel]

Google being against net neutrality surprises me. You would think they'd want to buy out one of the tier 1's. Which if you really think about it, is why the telecoms are trying to charge more for the data traveling through their lines. They really don't care too much what type of data it is, there is plenty of capacity, they care more about how much money is flowing through their lines, and they want a piece, google was unwilling to share. Seems the telecoms finally flexed their muscle though

[Bojaxs]

I'm dumping chrome. Firefox, here I come!