Fresh off its 'scolding' for breaking net neutrality laws by throttling BitTorrent users, Comcast has a new proposition, one that will slow Internet for the ISP's heaviest users during periods of high traffic.
The heaviest users will see their top speeds reduced for periods lasting up to 20 minutes, which will allow service to other users to keep "flowing", says Mitch Bowling, Comcast's ... [ read the full article ]
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I learned long ago the most judgemental persons that love to make rules also love to break them. Rule are for 'little people'. They can't stand it when the 'little people' don't follow the rules either. That makes them insecure.
There was piracy long before the GUI internet. The internet makes it easier to do and easier to catch.
Pirates are the scape goats for incompetent software. In the old days, when people used to buy software regularly there was a good reson to. There was a major improvement people wanted. What I see now is CRAP! You have new software version 17.x that doesn't work as well as version 10.3. 17.x has a different interface that is not as easy to use as the old fashion interface that made them a market leader. What screws up the application is new worthless functionality I would NEVER use. They keep adding crap to justify a new version and the additons are terrible. Only a moron would change a winner. The makers blame pirates for lack of sales but they can't give away the new crap they are making.
