Thanks for those Knightscape.
Can't say I agree with this guy much:
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Network operators won't ever be able to use content as leverage to block or degrade the content their customers want because their customers would reject it, their competitors would pounce on it and the market won't tolerate it.
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He is incorrect, see examples of this successfully happening above.
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Smart is always better than stupid. Smart networks are better than stupid networks, and smart public policy is better than stupid public policy.
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Bah, he's just hoping his readers will go "oh yes, smart is better than stupid!".
In actual fact, dumb networks are wonderfully simple and robust - it's the reason that the internet has been able to scale up so well from its humble beginnings. If they make the network backbone much more complicated, expect breakage!
And I've really seen no evidence of an imminent lack of bandwidth for everyone...
[ 06-12-2006, 08:19 AM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]