Comments on: West Virginia AG Sues Comcast For Bundling http://techgeist.net/2009/07/west-virginia-ag-sues-comcast-bundling/ Tech of Today, Trends of Tomorrow Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:38:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Kermit Derren http://techgeist.net/2009/07/west-virginia-ag-sues-comcast-bundling/comment-page-1/#comment-21488 Kermit Derren Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:20:42 +0000 http://techgeist.net/?p=3501#comment-21488 I was reading something else about this on another blog. Interesting. Your perspective on it is diametrically opposed to what I read earlier. I am still pondering over the diverse points of view, but I'm tipped to a great extent toward yours. And regardless, that's what is so good about modern-day democracy and the marketplace of ideas on-line. I was reading something else about this on another blog. Interesting. Your perspective on it is diametrically opposed to what I read earlier. I am still pondering over the diverse points of view, but I’m tipped to a great extent toward yours. And regardless, that’s what is so good about modern-day democracy and the marketplace of ideas on-line.

]]> By: cgrymala http://techgeist.net/2009/07/west-virginia-ag-sues-comcast-bundling/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 cgrymala Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:27:59 +0000 http://techgeist.net/?p=3501#comment-2117 This is interesting. I wonder if they'll decide to go after DirecTV, or possibly the satellite Internet providers next. With DirecTV, you're required to lease a separate converter box for each television you want to use separately (you can hook more than one television up to the same box, but you then have to watch the same program on all of those televisions). With the satellite Internet providers, you are required to buy their satellite dish (for around $300 up front), and you have no other option if you want satellite Internet service (which, for many of us in West Virginia, is the only "high speed" option we have). I'll have to keep an eye on this. Like the iPhone debate, I'm not sure how this is an anti-trust issue (after all, if you don't want Comcast's box, you can always go with DirecTV, Dish Network or a plain old antenna), but this could have serious implications if anything comes of it. The Comcast aspect doesn't really matter to me, since cable service ends at my driveway, but it could be interesting if it does start to reach to other similar services. This is interesting. I wonder if they’ll decide to go after DirecTV, or possibly the satellite Internet providers next.

With DirecTV, you’re required to lease a separate converter box for each television you want to use separately (you can hook more than one television up to the same box, but you then have to watch the same program on all of those televisions).

With the satellite Internet providers, you are required to buy their satellite dish (for around $300 up front), and you have no other option if you want satellite Internet service (which, for many of us in West Virginia, is the only “high speed” option we have).

I’ll have to keep an eye on this. Like the iPhone debate, I’m not sure how this is an anti-trust issue (after all, if you don’t want Comcast’s box, you can always go with DirecTV, Dish Network or a plain old antenna), but this could have serious implications if anything comes of it.

The Comcast aspect doesn’t really matter to me, since cable service ends at my driveway, but it could be interesting if it does start to reach to other similar services.

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