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There's gold in them thar hills...
(old news - 04:03PM Monday Jan 15 2007)
tags: business · hardware · networking · TVIP
The Associated Press suddenly realizes that Cisco could come out a big winner as broadband video explodes, noting that "companies are still grappling with how to generate reliable revenue from content that is largely free and often littered with copyright-infringement land mines." The obvious profit path is to sell intelligent gear, keeping in mind Cisco's self-admitted plan to support the incumbent vision of a two-tiered Internet replete with "Tollways." The other way is by walking up and punching Microsoft and Alcatel in the mouth, as they push closer to the consumer and offer IPTV solutions of their own (having bought Scientific Atlanta, KiSS and Arroyo Networks).

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ross

join:2000-08-16

Sounds like it's time to boycott Cisco products!

If Cisco is going to explicitly support Telco Two-Tiered Internet, and RIAA/MPAA DRM, I say it is time to boycott their consumers products, and make them and our congresspeople aware of our regard for "tollways" on the internet.

brooklynman4

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Brooklyn, NY

Re: Sounds like it's time to boycott Cisco products!

Cisco is good for hardware and they should stay in thats field

sporkme
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Re: Sounds like it's time to boycott Cisco products!

said by brooklynman4 See Profile :

Cisco is good for hardware and they should stay in thats field
Cisco was doing IP video before it was even called IPTV.

I welcome a competitor to the buggy MS crap being foisted on people that just want to watch TV without power-cycling their cable boxes.

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Unfortunately Cisco has such a large and diverse product mix that a boycott of consumer devices would be a little like a boycott of microsoft paint For the small number of tech aware consumers that would sign on to this Cisco would not feel it.
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ross

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Re: Sounds like it's time to boycott Cisco products!

I agree that it would not succeed, but it would be a statement, especially coupled with a grassroots movement to make our elected reps aware we aren't going quietly into a Telco/**AA world of tiered internet, and locked down content. Just another front in the war against corporate dominance of all thought and interaction in this so-called "culture".

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said by ross See Profile :

I say it is time to boycott their consumers products
Yea! Boycott the iPhone!
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chemaupr

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Alexandria, VA
well, I have not bought a Cisco product (that I know) on a while. All my home network (but motto modem) is Netgear hardware... wired router, wireless router (wpn824), 3 XE104(power line networking).

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MS & Cisco statements sound like an open marriage

Both sides are saying the usual married couple things. But they both appear to be keeping their options open if a better deal comes along.
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