stormborn

October 22, 2010 at 6:50pm

This has NOTHING to do with the "free market" and everything to do with greed and control.  If it was left up to the consumer, we would probably make google tV a hit or at least do well.  Now, if you can't access all the network content you want to, simply because the companies don't want it to become popular and want more ways to CHARGE you for it, then how is that free market at all?  That's dictator like control of what we can buy to do what we want it to do.  The Google TV then become a victim to companies directing what can be done with it, rather than the customer deciding.  We can cry all we want but it won't make them let us view the media in a way they see detrimental to their business model. 

 

I would welcome the government getting involved and stopping the companies from monopolizing which devices we are allowed to watch TV on.  Just like I HOPE to god the FCC can regulate the Internet to stop companies from over-charging us for internet speeds that are far behind even third world countries, while charging us double or more the cost.  Oh and don't forget the wireless companies wanting to create a "premium" internet where they can charge us for "premium" content like say, youtube, hulu, or any other popular site we may want.  No, the fight for our media is between the government and the corporations who don't just want a piece of the pie, they want their cake and pie all to themselves while charging us for each bite.