Wills
join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL
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Re: Hell Yes!
I wouldn't say they wasted money trying to fight it.
Let's apply a little business sense to this. What is the better choice if you're a business owner?
Spending a ton of money to rewire current customers and wire those that didn't have it, only to have half of them switch to the muni's offer. Then, as a kick in the nuts, be forced to let the muni use YOUR wiring to serve the customers they stole from you.
Or spend that money killing the muni, ensuring that you retain your current customers and you get all the future customers.
When you apply simply business sense they did the most monetarily sound thing. Self preservation and killing off any competition. While that's not good for us, we're not running the business.
And by the looks of most opinion, that's a good thing.
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Spending a ton of money to rewire current customers and wire those that didn't have it, only to have half of them switch to the muni's offer. Then, as a kick in the nuts, be forced to let the muni use YOUR wiring to serve the customers they stole from you.
That's called competition. It's a good thing.
A King could be a good king. Or he could slaughter the children of his competitors in the hope of extending his reign. The latter might be more effective; but subjects probably shouldn't stand about applauding the decision if they value quality living. |
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Wills
join:2001-01-03
Port Charlotte, FL
| A good king doesn't make money in today's business world. And competition isn't good for someone running a business. It makes them lower their prices and cut overhead.
Like I said, this isn't good for us as consumers, but we're not running the company.
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dilettante
join:2002-01-01
Haslett, MI | So what's the point? March right into those slave ships because it's good for somebody's business.
All Hail the Great God of Unchecked Capitalism! |
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PDXPLT
join:2003-12-04
Banks, OR
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Municipal broadband was created by the broadband industry. It is your lack of deployment, poor service, and spotty coverage that has pushed this nation's towns and cities toward exploring alternative connectivity options
Yup, that's the whole point. If you don't want to deploy, and the people do (through their democratically elected officials), shut up and get out of our way. |
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