[opendtv] Re: Comcast partners with AWS as it struggles to fight cord-cutting disruption
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 03:00:09 +0000
Monty Solomon posted:
Comcast partners with AWS as it struggles to fight cord-cutting disruption
https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/16/comcast-partners-with-aws-as-it-struggles-to-fight-cord-cutting-disruption/
A little bit of "gilding the lily" going on here?
"Those services include features like voice search through the Comcast remote
or the Xfinity TV remote app, which lets you see what's currently on and allows
you to choose programs to record on your DVR."
Perhaps, but isn't it past the time when people think this content can only be
received by appointment, on one-way broadcast media? Making that technique
marginally easier to use, won't fool most people?
"These days, all you need from Comcast and other cable providers is the
internet access. With a streaming device like Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire TV or
Google Chromecast, you can get a myriad of choices, usually for a lower cost
than cable TV subscriptions.
"Cord cutting is happening faster than anyone expected. According to research
from eMarketer, over 22 million people dropped their cable subscriptions last
year, up over 33 percent from 2016. Not all of them were Comcast customers of
course, but the trend has to have the company concerned."
Right. But people savvy enough to cut the cord won't be fooled with minor
tricks to embellish last millennium technologies, I don't think.
Of course, our crooked FCC Chairman is looking for an easier out for these
three or four companies. Please go ahead and block, or at the very least
degrade, whatever Internet sites don't suit your business model. Assuming the
corrupt order stands, you will see, gradually, over time, that streaming
content will look progressively worse, and in some cases, lo and behold, won't
even be available. Maybe not right away. This FCC is looking out for ways to
allow three or four companies to show "growth" in the future, as businesses
have to do, while making no difficult changes.
Bert
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