Sunday, August 08, 2010

Op-Ed Contributor - A Net Game for Google? - NYTimes.com

Check the full editorial for some interesting Cringely Google/Verizon speculation

Google has always been firmly on the side of net neutrality. So the news of a deal between Google and Verizon — one of the country’s largest broadband service providers — has caused consternation throughout geekdom. Has Google turned on its principles? The company says no, but then Eric Schmidt, its chief executive, has been making murky statements differentiating between wireless and wired data, suggesting to some a repudiation of neutrality. The truth is probably that Google has found a way to get special treatment from Verizon but without actually compromising net neutrality.

Op-Ed Contributor - A Net Game for Google? - NYTimes.com

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